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LGBTQ community: Quick Facts

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Also Known As LGBTQ+ community • lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community

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LGBTQ+ Pride Flag
Infographic displaying a variety of LGBTQ+ pride flags, grouped by category. The top section features rainbow-based LGBTQ+ flags, including the original rainbow, Philadelphia, and Progress pride flags. The middle section shows gender pride flags such as transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, intersex, and agender, each with distinct color patterns. The bottom section presents sexual orientation flags, including bisexual, polysexual, pansexual, lesbian, gay (male), asexual, and aromant
Infographic showing a timeline of LGBTQ+ pride flags from 1978 to 2019, with each flag's design, year of introduction, and creator's name branching from a central rainbow ribbon on a black background.
How to Preserve LGBTQ+ History in the Face of Hate
Why is Pride Month in June?
Rainbow pride flags against a blue sky.
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