The blue gay flag
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It's amazing to be told you're saving lives. After she aided in the development of a directive outlining how the VA should treat trans veterans, she wrote: "Our. It was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 after he was challenged by Harvey Milk who. The colors are traditional: "light blue, for boys, pink for girls." It's the white stripe in the middle that's arguably most significant, which she says represents "those who are transitioning, gender neutral, or intersex." The idea, she says, came to her fully formed, and was with her one morning when she woke up. This flag is used to represent the LGBTQ community. By 2013, the flag design had spread outside of the US, and in 2014, her original flag was donated to the Smithsonian. Gay men should not be represented by a flag that celebrates masculinity, in direct contrast to femininity. The problem is that the message is wrong.
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It makes sense, and communicates a clear message. These flags were surplus stock which had originally been made for the International Order of Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic. Anyway, the blue-striped flag takes that idea, and replaces the femme feminine pink colors with masculine shades of blue. The US Department of Veterans Affairs says that was the same year she unveiled her trans pride flag at a Phoenix, Arizona Pride parade, years after Michael Page - creator of the bisexual flag - encouraged her to make one to represent her community. began selling seven-striped (top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet) flags from its Polk Street retail store, which was located in a large gay neighborhood. Monica Helms says that in 2000, she made the move to Atlanta - in part because it allowed her access to Washington, DC, where she became a trans advocate.