Today is the transgender flag day, commemorating the creation of the transgender flag by Monica Helms on August 19, 1999. This is the original flag that she donated to The Smithsonian in 2014.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0401/1373/3790/files/Trans-Flag-Smithsonian_600x600.jpg?v=1660919833

Source: https://flagsforgood.com/blogs/news/transgender-flag-day

The design has some competitors, like this neon green flag used in Israel:

Black transgender symbol on green

And this version in use in Ottawa:

Transgender symbol on horizontal divided flag, top is pink, bottom blue

Wikipedia article about the flag

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canttalk@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 3y

I've always found it a really pretty flag.

Chickenstalker@lemmy.world · -22 pts · 3y (7 replies)

What's with Westerners and flags? Every little group has a flag. From tankies to bootlickers to every specific sex act enthusiast.

PM_me_your_vagina_thanks@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y

Fuck off back under your rock.

Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (2 replies)

We like flags, man. Flags are cool. Besides, it isn't just a western things, flags are a human thing. Almost every culture out there uses flags and/or banners.

matter@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

[Citation needed]

Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Eh, I'm confident enough to make that baseless claim.

perviouslyiner@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y

For that level of specificity, you're going to need not just flags but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code

bottle@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
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FireTower@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Flags are both literally and figuratively a banner for people to match under. When people protest flying a flag above them is an effect way to ensure anyone who sees them understands their motivations.