| The first flag had eight stripes; hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. When the designer went to mass produce the flag some changes had to be made. Pink and turquoise were removed from the design, and royal blue had replaced indigo, leaving the flag with six colors. |
| The leather flag is a symbol for the leather community. |
| Gay liberation groups in the 1970's started using the pink triangle as a symbol for the gay rights movement. |
| The black triangle represents lesbians and feminists as a symbol of pride and solidarity. |
| Male symbols have been used by gay men since the 1970's. |
| Female symbols have been used to represent lesbianism. |
| The Mercury astrological sign is a symbol of transgendered people. The crescent moon at the top is supposed to represent the masculine, and the cross at the bottom represents the feminine. The ring represents the individual, with the male and the female balanced at either side. |
| The red ribbon has been used for AIDS Awareness, which can be seen on jacket lapels and other articles of clothing as a symbol of a commitment to the fight against AIDS. |
| The pink ribbon became the symbol for breast cancer awareness. |
| The labrys is a lesbian and feminist symbol of strength and self-sufficiency. |
| The lambda symbol generally represents lesbian's and gay men's concerns together. |