I like to think of those elements as in every person. A yellow triangle with a purple circle in it has been added to the new pride flag to represent intersex people Credit: Reuters. Of course, this list isn’t exhaustive because flags are always being devised to reflect different sub-cultures, but hopefully this will useful for the next time you see one of these gorgeous symbols being flown at the next Pride event. Pink is for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for magic, blue for serenity, and finally, purple for spirit. We’ve collected a list of the Pride flags that have become synonymous with various identities in our vibrant community. The existence of this flag doesn’t take away from anybody else’s identity. “That is literally the purpose of any flag we have – to stand as a symbol for an identity, whether it’s a country, a municipality, a company, it stands as a symbol to recognise and highlight the experiences of this entity. Instead it is a way to symbolise, to highlight, and to stand in solidarity with these other identities,” she told GAY TIMES. “This eight-stripe flag is not a replacement, in the same way that that those other flags didn’t replace the original. When we spoke to Amber Hikes, developer of the eight-stripe More Colour More Pride flag, she explained the importance of individual symbols for LGBTQ+ sub-cultures – and she did it beautifully. NEWSFLASH PEOPLE: one flag would be a snooze-fest! Commonly used by the LGBT movement as a gay pride flag, or simply pride flag and seen at Pride events. There has been pushback, however, from members of the community who argue that the original Pride flag encompasses and celebrates all identities. A flag with six colors of the rainbow, generally including red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Since artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker created the original flag in 1978, various designers and advocates have made different (or updated) variations of the flag to better represent individual communities. The overlapping purple color represents bisexuality. Each year, the rainbow flag is flown at Pride events all around a world to reflect the beauty and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. The pink color in the flag represents sexual attraction to the same sex, whereas the blue one represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex.