transgender flag

The transgender flag, one of many LGBTQ+ pride flags, symbolizes and celebrates transgender persons, whose gender identities differ from the sex they were assigned at birth. It is widely flown and otherwise displayed in the United States and other countries by members and supporters of transgender communities, particularly in parades honoring transgender and other LGBTQ+ persons. Created in 1999 by Monica Helms, a trans woman and activist, the flag consists of five horizontal stripes in...