lesbian flag

The lesbian flag, one of many LGBTQ+ pride flags, symbolizes and celebrates the sexual orientation of lesbian persons in the United States and other countries. It is widely flown and otherwise displayed in parades and other public events by lesbian persons and their friends, families, and supporters.

Created in 2018 by the Australian artist Emily Gwen, the flag consists of seven horizontal stripes in different colors. From top to bottom the colors are dark orange, orange, pale orange, white, light pink, pink, and dark or purplish pink. The orange colors are widely understood to respectively represent gender nonconformity, independence, and community; the pink colors respectively represent serenity and peace, love and sex, and femininity; and the white color represents unique relationships to womanhood.