Bisexual pride flag

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2007)

Bisexual pride flag, designed in 1998

The bisexual pride flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 in order to give the bisexual community its own symbol comparable to the Gay pride flag of the larger LGBT community. His aim was to increase the visibility of bisexuals, both among society as a whole and within the LGBT community.

1 Design and colors 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Design and colors

The magenta (pink) stripe at the top of the flag represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian); the royal blue stripe at the bottom of the flag represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (heterosexual); the stripes overlap in the central fifth of the flag to form a deep shade of lavender (purple), which represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bisexual). The flag's aspect ratio is not fixed but 3:2 and 5:3 are often used, in common with most other flags.

Pantone Color #226--Magenta (Hex: #D70270) (RGB: 215, 2, 112) Pantone Color #258--Deep Lavender (Hex: #734F96) (RGB: 115, 79, 150) Pantone Color #286--Royal (Hex: #0038A8) (RGB: 0, 56, 168)