Pride & History

The Lesbian Flag

There have been several iterations, but the most common one today is the "Sunset Flag." It features shades of orange, white, and pink.

  • 🔸 Dark Orange: Gender non-conformity
  • 🔸 Orange: Independence
  • 🔸 Light Orange: Community
  • ⚪ White: Unique relationships to womanhood
  • 💗 Pink: Serenity and peace
  • 💗 Dusty Pink: Love and sex
  • 💗 Dark Rose: Femininity

Key Historical Figures

Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC)

A Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. Her poetry expressed deep affection for women, giving us the terms "lesbian" and "sapphic."

Audre Lorde (1934 – 1992)

A self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet." Her work in civil rights and feminism was groundbreaking.

Stormé DeLarverie (1920 – 2014)

A butch lesbian performer whose scuffle with police was one of the sparks that ignited the Stonewall Uprising.