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Created by the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Lesbian Pride Flag This flag is different than others as there is no Pride Flag agreed upon design for the pride flag, Created in 2013 by Australia, Different flags have been designed for the flag was designed intentionally not to be different subsets which has created issues. This derivative and to represent wholeness. To quote the flag was created in collaborative attempt with organization about the circle, it is meant to represent the lesbian community to create a flag that "unbroken and unornamented, symbolizing wholeness represents all , not just one single and completeness, and our potentialities". It also subset. represents the future and potential of the intersex community. Rainbow Pride Flag References: This flag has come to represent the "Community Lesbian Pride Flag.” Pride Nation, whole of the LGBTQ+ community. pridenation./collections/lgbtq-pride- flag/products/community-lesbian-pride-flag. However when it was first created it was only for men and lesbians and “.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 June 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_flag. featured more stripes of different colors. As time went on and demand “LGBT Symbols.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 July increased, the flag was altered to 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_symbols. accommodate the production, leading

Bisexual Pride Flag “Non-Binary .” Wikipedia, Wikimedia to the current one. The flag now Foundation, 2 July This flag represents bisexual people. The 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non- represents all those who are apart of creators explanation of the colors is that the binary_gender#Symbols_and_observances. the LGBTQ+ Community pink represents sexual attraction to the same “Pride Flags.” The Gender & Sexuality Resource , the blue represents sexual attraction to Center, www.unco.edu/gender-sexuality-resource- the opposite sex and the resultant overlap center/resources/pride-flags.aspx. For More Information, color purple represents sexual attraction to “ Flags.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia both , which is bisexual Foundation, 18 June 2019, Please Visit: efcl.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_flags. Pansexual Pride Flag Genderqueer Pride Flag Asexual Pride Flag This flag represents the community Having been found online since mid 2010, this flag This flag represents genderqueer people. and was created online in 2010. The stripes represents pansexual people. It serves to Created in 2011, the explanation for the represent various identities within the asexual increase visibility of panseuxal people as well as to stripes is that represents community. The black stripe represents differentiate the identity from . The blue /queerness, white represents asexuality and the gray stripe represents gray- stripe represents those who identify within the male agender identity (someone with no gender aces and demisexuals. The white stripe spectrum, the pink represents those who identify identity), and green represents those whose represents allies of the community and the within the spectrum , and the yellow portion, identities are outside of the represents non-binary attraction purple stripe represents community

Transgender Pride Flag Non-binary Pride Flag Aromantic Pride Flag Created in 2014, this flag represents the asexuality The creator of the flag, Monica Helms This flag represents non-binary people. Created in community. The dark green represents explains that the stripes at the top and bottom are 2014, the yellow stripe represents those whose aromanticism, while the light green represents the light blue, representing the traditional color for boys. gender exists outside the gender binary, purple aromantic spectrum. The white represents platonic The stripes next are pink, the traditional color for represents those whose gender is a mixture of male and aesthetic attraction, as well as /quasi girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who and female, black represents those who feel as platonic relationships. The grey represents grey- are transitioning consider themselves having a though they have no gender, while the white aromantic and demiromantic people and finally the neutral or undefined gender. represents those who embrace many or all black represents the sexuality spectrum.