A new transgender flag unveiled!

[Sevan]

So frequently I"ve heard complaints about the most well known trans* flag:

The complaint about that flag is the colors. They're "baby colors". I think the creator of the flag was trying to express that most trans* people were born in the wrong body. I can't know that...as I don't know the flag's creator. What I can do though, is make my own version of a trans* flag that might resonate with people more. I enlisted the help of my local trans* support/social group and we came up with this:

The top two stripes represent male (blue) to female (pink). The purple represents non-binary and genderqueer people (as the genderqueer flag colors are green, white and purple) the thin white stripe represents all people as well as the "line" trans* folks cross during their transition. Then the female (pink) to male (blue) along the bottom.

We've made a banner to march with for Pride and we've got small 5x7 flags that we'll wave as we march.
If you like this flag, if you feel that it represents you; then please share it widely! I'd love to see this flag gain ground and take off!!

[Brooke777]

Well, I like it. Thank you for coming up with that. I think it is much more appropriate than the original.

[Kelly J. P.]

 I like it, but I think it would be nice if we could have a flag that wasn't all stripes. The stripes thing is totally overdone.

[Sevan]

Thanks Brooke! 

I understand where you're coming from Kelly, but stripes are much easier to sew or paint than say...symbols or other art. I know! I just sewed a bunch of little flags

[SourCandy]

I think Sevan's avatar would make a cuter flag.

[Arch]

Well, I think it looks too similar to the bisexual flag. On the other hand, I much prefer the bisexual flag to the trans flag. I loathe pastels.

[JulieC.]

I like your flag.

Well, I think it looks too similar to the bisexual flag. On the other hand, I much prefer the bisexual flag to the trans flag. I loathe pastels.

I didn't know bisexuals had their own flag.

[SourCandy]

I like your flag.

I didn't know bisexuals had their own flag.

Yup, They have their own army as well, I hear it's a lot more flexible and well equipped to deal with changing situations on the ground. ;3

[~RoadToTrista~]

Wait so FTM's go through purple, and then pink again? <.>

[Brooke777]

Yup, They have their own army as well, I hear it's a lot more flexible and well equipped to deal with changing situations on the ground. ;3

Yep, us bisexuals are capable of great things

[dalebert]

I'm just thrilled that it doesn't incorporate a rainbow and actually demonstrates a color scheme.

I hate the rainbow design that has become so firmly associated with LGBT. Anyone know which gay person came up with this affront to color schemes? So much for the stereotype of gay people having excellent design skills. I'm starting a PR campaign to change the rainbow flag to something less vomit-inducing, though I'm not going to over-estimate my chances. I'm fighting years of saturation.

[Nygeel]

I just generally don't like the blue pink purple thing.

@dalebert should look up the history behind the gay pride flag. Might give you better understanding of what it means. It was originally 8 stripes which has now been simplified to 6.

Hot pink represented sexuality
Red for life
Orange for healing
Yellow for sunlight
Green for nature
Turquoise for magic/art
Indigo for serenity/harmony
Violet for spirit

Part of what you have to figure out in designing flags is finding ways to represent big ideas in a way that's very minimal. Gotta know what different colors and sybols mean.

[Sevan]

Wait so FTM's go through purple, and then pink again? <.>

Nope. FtMs go from pink (female) to male (blue). That's the two bars that are under the purple. It mirrors the MtF (blue to pink) that's on the top.

Thank you everyone for your input! We "unveiled" the flag today at Pride and it was so well received! Our booth (first time trans* people have ever had a booth at our Pride. Woot!!!) was right next to the LGBT center's booth. The center had the pastel trans* flag hanging up, so I was able to show people the "old" flag (pastel) and show them our new flag and everytime I pointed out the two different flags people pretty unanimously liked our new flag better.

[Arch]

I hate the rainbow design that has become so firmly associated with LGBT. Anyone know which gay person came up with this affront to color schemes?

I think they plucked it out of the sky...

[Felix]

I'm just thrilled that it doesn't incorporate a rainbow and actually demonstrates a color scheme.

I hate the rainbow design that has become so firmly associated with LGBT. Anyone know which gay person came up with this affront to color schemes? So much for the stereotype of gay people having excellent design skills. I'm starting a PR campaign to change the rainbow flag to something less vomit-inducing, though I'm not going to over-estimate my chances. I'm fighting years of saturation.

Lol i love the rainbows. Though, as a parent, I do have a hard time separating the gay stuff from the little kid stuff. It's all rainbows and unicorns.

Personally as far as a trans flag goes, I prefer the trans symbol on whatever background. Though Sevan's darker stripey thing is a ton better than the pastels.

[Jeneva]

Am I one of the only people who dislike the trans symbol?  I understand it is about inclusion so it shows both male and female and then a bigender one, but since I identify as female (trans female sure, but female none the less), I don't like the symbol because it seems to tell other people that I'm bigender.

Please realize I am in no way saying that I dislike the trans umbrella, I truly do feel there is strength in numbers and all of our brothers and sisters and other siblings have similar struggles.  I just don't want to use a symbol on my person, vehicles, or home that confuses others as to who I am.  I have no problem with it being a symbol for us all, but I'm not going to use it individually.

When I finally get to have GCS, I am going to have a special tattoo done.  I want it to be a female symbol, but I'm going to have a break where the male arrow would be and have it bandaged.  Then I want the cross on the bottom to show it was grafted with bandages around it and then I bandage on the very tip of the cross with the crossbar having an angle and being jabbed into the downward part.

Yes it will out me as trans when people look close, but I'm not planning on it being ultra visible and I have no intention of trying to live full stealth.  To me such a tattoo would be a symbol of pride that I made it to where I feel I need to be without giving up and also a way to show the pain and wounds that being trans has caused me.