The trans flag was created by Monica Helms all the way back in 1999, and features an iconic pastel blue and pink colorway, instantly recognizable when incorporated into any design. Transgender FlagĢ021 has been off to a horrifying start for the rights of trans people in the US, so this Pride is the stage for an especially defiant stand against the record number of anti-trans bills going through state legislatures this year. With the additional Black & Brown stripes, as well as the colors of the transgender flag, this flag draws attention to to interconnected struggles of all LGBTQIA+ identities and BIPOC. Progress RainbowĪll aspects of identity intersect with one another both individually and politically, as acknowledged in Daniel Quasar's Progress flag, a redesign of the 6-stripe rainbow. It’s meant to be all-inclusive, but all identities deserve to be recognized on their own – each of the other flags below is just as important as the rainbow. Now, you’re most likely to see a simplified 6-stripe version emblazoned on any and all Pride-themed designs.
The original rainbow that Harvey Milk commissioned from Gilbert Baker in 1977 had 8 stripes, then it was updated later with only 7. NOTE: Use the Kapwing Studio to use precise hex codes in your own designs or identify the colors of a Pride flag not included in this list. There are too many identity groups to catalogue comprehensively, but I’ll provide 15 commonly used Pride flags with their precise color hex codes, so you can implement the exact hues in your Pride designs and graphics. All LGBTQIA+ people have always been part of the Pride struggle, and many are just now being recognized as belonging to historic liberation movements.įor every group celebrated in Pride, there is a distinctive flag (or sometimes several!) to represent them, with its own colors, style, and design. The message and impact of Pride has only grown more affirmative, more radical, and more powerful as more and more marginalized and subjugated identities have been acknowledged in its ranks. I'll go over the exact colors for 15 different flags. Commenting on an array of topics including race, class, sexuality, gender, and the AIDS epidemic, this documentary is a great place to educate yourself with contextual information for the rights of LGBTQ+ figures today versus the late 1980s.For every group celebrated in Pride, there is a flag to represent it, with its own distinctive colors. If you’re looking for a way to better educate yourself on such matters, Paris is Burning is a great place to start. People like Ron Oden, Miss Major Griffin-Gracey, Laverne Cox to name just a handful of people. It is so important that at this time we continue to educate ourselves and recognise the huge impact that LGBTQ+ people of colour have had in LGBTQ+ history, and commend how this has allowed LGBTQ+ people to have the rights they have today.
What is so prevalent this year is that Pride has been affected by the historical Black Lives Matter movement. Johnson cast the first brick at the Stonewall riots, triggering what would be the start of a liberation movement for LGBTQ+ people. Pride is still such an important event today, as it was 51 years ago when Marsha P. View a Bristol Pride takeover 2019 with the UWE Bristol LGBT society president Ollie Ley.We are noted particularly for our community engagement with working with organisations such as South Gloucestershire LGBT+ Network, as well constantly analysing and considering impacts on our LGBTQ+ students.Īs an Access Sponsor of Bristol Pride, we ensure that Bristol Pride is accessible and we encourage all to get involved. Bristol Pride Festival 2021 will feature a programme of events that will span two weeks from Saturday 3 July – Friday 16 July, with Pride Day on Saturday 10 July in Castle Park. UWE Bristol are also proud to say that we have been included in Stonewall's Top 100 Employers 2020, ranking 15th in the education sector.
This is one of the ways that we demonstrate our commitment to LGBT+ inclusion and reflect our values at UWE Bristol to our staff, students and the local community. Throughout the years, we have been so proud to be able to support Bristol Pride. This year marks UWE Bristol’s 12th year of involvement with Bristol Pride and our continued support as the Access Sponsor for Bristol Pride.