Bisexual pride flag
The bisexual pride flag is a flag design representing the
bisexual community. It was designed in 1998.
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The
bisexual pride flag is a flag design representing the
bisexual community. It was designed in 1998.
History of the flag
The flag's designer, Michael Page, wanted to give the bisexual community its own symbol, comparable to the successful use of the
rainbow flag by the entire
LGBT community, in order to increase the visibility of the bisexual community within both the
LGBT and straight communities.
Other
symbols in use at the time were either not suitable for the same uses as a flag or were trademarks.
The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only , the blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes .
Design of the flag
- A "pink" stripe representing homosexual orientation is at the top of the flag.
- A blue stripe representing heterosexual orientation is at the bottom of the flag.
- The stripes overlap in the central one-fifth of the flag to form a deep shade of Lavender stripe representing the combination of both orientations.
The flag's aspect ratio is not fixed, but generally shown as either 3:2 or 5:3.
Color Bands of Bisexual Pride Flag Colors with Color Codes
- Pantone Color #226--Magenta
- Pantone Color #258--Deep Lavender
- Pantone Color #286--Blue
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