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The rainbow flag forms the basis for many different, in part localized, variants.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001
This seems to be a fairly consistent pattern — taking an existing flag and “merging” it with the Rainbow Flag or various GLBT [gay, lesbian, bissexual and transgendered] symbols to represent GLBT members of the group the existing flag represents.
Steve Kramer, 16 Mar 1999
I suppose there will be many more [rainbow variation flags] like the Maryland one at that will to be known or developed and then known.
Steve Stringfellow, 16 Mar 1999
This web page GayJourney.COM has an awful lot of gay flags, which are mostly variations on other flags, including all US states, all Canadian provinces, and many nations. Most of these, with «GJ» underneath, were designed by the siteʼs author, Greg Gomes. It is hard to say how many of these are flying somewhere.
Richard Knipel, 14 Jun 2004
At GayJourney.COM, lots of rainbows: from Argentina to Wales, EU, UNO, US states, Canadian provinces and general gay flags. Perhaps not all of these flags are actually used in the real word.
Francisco Santos, 14 May 2003
In Amsterdam one canʼt help noticing in the Red Light quarter gay and lesbian flags. They are apparently used to give info to potential customers:
Some variations in adornment include:
A pink triangle is sometimes located in the hoist of the Pride Flag.
Don Hagemann, 04 May 1996
During the renovation of Montrealʼs (Canada) metro (subway) system in 1999-2000, the access to Beaudry metro, the station serving the gay village, was torn down and replaced with a beautiful new building with the colours of the gay pride flag integrated into it. To my knowledge this is one of the only public buildings in the world so decorated. You can see a picture of it here.
Matt McLauchlin, 11 Dec 2001
This is the rainbow flag with an added black stripe to be aware of AIDS called «Victory over AIDS» flag. See for example here and here.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001
Black: AIDS awareness; this stripe will be removed, as soon as a cure is found against AIDS.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001, translating from EuroGay.NET
The Victory Over AIDS Flag modifies the rainbow flag by adding a black stripe at the bottom. Suggested by a San Francisco group, the black stripe commemorates those we have lost to AIDS. Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a much-decorated Vietnam Veteran dying of AIDS, proposed that when a cure is eventually found the black stripes should be removed from all the flags and ceremoniously burned in Washington, D.C.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001,
quoting from http://www.enqueue.com/ria/rainbow.html
Reportedly, gay leather aficionados might also modify a rainbow flag to have a black stripe instead of a violet one. (However, this version might be confused with the «Victory Over AIDS» version of the rainbow flag, as they are similar.)
Marcus Schmöger, 24 Aug 2001,
quoting from http://www.enqueue.com/ria/rainbow.html
A variant of the rainbow flag for “leathermen”. The two lower stripes (blue and black) refer to the respective colours of the leather pride flag.
Marcus Schmöger, 24 Aug 2001,
quoting from http://www.enqueue.com/ria/leather.html
Raibow flag with white stripe vertically in the hoist, to denote that «all are included».
Steve Kramer, 06 May 1996
A flag used during Stockholm Pride Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, was like the Rainbow flag with red on top but with a white vertical stripe along the fly with the text "STOCKHOLM PRIDE" in sans serif letters of which the word "PRIDE" was in bold letters.
Elias Granqvist, 02 Aug 2004
This the rainbow flag with an inserted triangle in the same colours. The (usually pink) triangle is one of the well-known symbols of the gay community. This flag thus combines the rainbow colours with the triangle. See examples here and here.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001
A labrys (double-headed axe) is another lesbian symbol and is sometimes included, usually centered on the field of the rainbow flag.
Steve Kramer, 06 May 1996
Gay flag variant: rainbow flag with circle in center containing a a natural (not map) world globe showing America, Europa and Africa. (Communication from José Luís Cepero.)
Jaume Ollé, 05 Jun 2000 and 24 Jun 2000
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Chicago held itʼs Northalsted Market Days this weekend, the largest of Chicagoʼs summer street fairs. There were a lot of flags to see. The most prevelent was the gay Rainbow flag in several different varieties (including one with a smiley face on it) and a few other gay flags (since this is the gay mecca of the city).
Steve Stringfellow, 10 Aug 1998
This is the rainbow flag with a cowboy hat for “gay cowboys”. This was created by “Cowboy Frank”. See CowboyFrank.NET.
Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001
This is a variant of the rainbow flag with a black heart and black bones (like in the Jolly Roger). Seen at the Christopher Street Day Parade 2001 in Munich; it seemed to me home-made.
Marcus Schmöger, 24 Aug 2001