Gay Flag Variant CollectionClick the buttons below to sort by variant-types. Click here to return to the original blog page for the FAQ on suggesting/submitting variants and for the most direct and accurate information on the flags here.For the sake of simplicity, all Stripe count variants (5-stripe, 6-stripe, etc.) are included under each variant category & not separated into their own sections.(To view/download larger versions of each flag, click on the source/archive links on each page, or go to this Imgur album.This carrd is not affiliated with any other carrds, and is the sole carrd maintained by @gayflagblog. Info in other carrds may be inaccurate or biased.Color Variants

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[ Warmer/More Purple Flags ]
Created by @undeadedits for those who wanted a less blue/more purple color-scheme.
"So I put the Gay man flag (by @gayflagblog ) into an editor and made a pretty, more relaxed version that accentuated more of the purples in the flag for when I’m not really feeling like blue. Feel free to use!"Original post archived here

[ Purple/Pink Flags ]
Created by @IanBlazquez to incorporate/blend the color Pink and it's historical connections with Gay men into the flag.
"Some weeks ago (months ago) several users made, for me, valid critiques of the flag and its colours, even though there’s quite some LGBTI+ history in @GayFlagTwit original flag: historical green for “homosexual affiliations”, the white for GNC-trans-NB gays, purple = pink+blue.BUT there was still a significant colour associated with gays in the last decades that was missing: pink. Think “pink triangle” (resignified Nazi symbol), “pink-washing” for gay-friendly, bisexual symbols where pink means homosexuality; pink as synonymous of gay.So I took the liberty to edit @undeadedits warmer version of @GayFlagTwit’s flag and shifted the colours to include pink and warmer greens, trying to bring together all these historical symbols. (Purple could be more purple, if I’m honest; I’m noticing now). What d'you think?"Archived here, Link to the full original Twitter thread here
[ archived twitter thread if twitter is down ]

[ Green/Carnation Flags ]Proposed edit of the Gay Man Flag made by @.akides_ on Twitter, meant to have a more yellowish-green to resemble the carnation, a symbol of gay love between men.Archived here

[ Hyacinth Flags ]"Pride flags with historical flowers are very visually appealing and the green in the flag stands for Nature, so I thought these would be fitting. Also a good alternative for ppl who don’t want a plain flag but don’t like the Double-Mars symbol for aesthetic reasons.If you want to know why I picked the Hyacinth, it’s because of the Greek myth where Apollo created it from the blood of his lover, Hyacinth/Hyacinthus. Hyacinth was also the lover of Thamyris, said to be the “first man to love another man”Archived here

[ Double-Mars Flags ]Source 1, Source 2, Source 3

[ Philadelphia Pride Flag Edits ]Source 1 and Source 2

[ Original/"First Draft" Flags ]Not variants but here for archival purposes. Read more about them on the main Tumblr blog.

[ Deep Purple Flags ]Created by @mlmlover-thoughts on Tumblr for those who enjoy purple. The first flag was made by him, and the other three were made by me with his permission.Archived here