Over the years I’ve seen a lot of things about how there isn’t a distinction between the
general LGBT+ community flag and the flag for gay men, and if you want a short history
lesson please [click here] because I want to keep this post not horrifyingly
long.
Long story short: to help fix all the [problems people are
complaining about], gay men need a specific flag. So, with a bunch of
discussion with people and a few different incarnations of the flag, I’ve made
a (potential) flag for gay men.
The colors have the following meanings:
Blue
A connection to masculinity (in terms of gender) and attraction to men.
Green
This partly shares a meaning with Gilbert Baker’s original flag. The green stands
for nature, as our love is natural, as well as a connection to the green
carnation, which was popularized as a symbol for gay men by Oscar Wilde.
Yellow
This also shares a meaning with Baker’s flag – sunlight. In a sun/moon
dichotomy, sun is typically considered masculine. It is also for explicit
inclusiveness of nonbinary men.
Grey
The grey stands for navigating a grey area of society, where we are ‘accepted,’
but not really. It is also for explicit inclusiveness of aspec gay men.
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