💜🤍 official purple and blue gay man flag 🤍🩵

Welcome to the official website for the gay man flag, created DevilzCasino in 2019! You can download the flag in high quality, support merch of it directly, or just read up about it. Using this flag is totally free; I’d love to be tagged if you use it! :]This flag is only for binary cis and trans men. Please respect that!Any other accounts not linked here claiming anything about this flag are not affiliated.

💜🤍 STRIPE MEANINGS 🤍🩵

Each stripe represents a different value for the gay man community, taking inspiration from some of the original and iconic pride flags!Deep indigo: exclusive attraction to binary men
Indigo: cisgender and transgender men
Purple: gender-nonconforming men*
White: femininity and masculinity
Cyan: aromantic and asexual gays
Royal blue: self-love and acceptance
Dark navy: manhood, serenity, and peace* Not to be confused with non-binary

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💜🤍 “WHY?” 🤍🩵

Understanding this gay man flag and its intent

In recent years, as new pride flags emerged to better reflect the diversity within the LGBT community, this flag was designed specifically to represent gay men- including both cisgender and transgender men- who are exclusively romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men. Gay has always historically and socially been defined as: a homosexual man, or a man whose sexual orientation is to men. To water down the term gay into being “non-women loving non-women” is homophobia disguised as progressiveness.

Why not the popular “Toothpaste” Flag?

If you’ve spent time in LGBT spaces online, you’ve likely come across a striped green and blue flag commonly referred to as the “toothpaste flag” for gay men. While it gained some traction in earlier years, this flag has since become controversial and widely rejected by many in the gay community, and it's important to understand why to justify the existence of this new flag.1. Problematic Origins — The toothpaste flag was originally created by a user on Tumblr, but concerns were quickly raised about the creator’s alleged transphobic and racist content, leading to serious questions about the intent behind the flag’s design and its inclusiveness. While not everyone who uses the flag is aware of its origins, the association has made many uncomfortable with continuing to use it as a unifying symbol for gay men.2. It’s Not Exclusively for Men — Another important issue is that the toothpaste flag was never explicitly designed to represent men who are attracted to men. Its language and visual presentation were ambiguous, with some people interpreting it as a flag for anyone attracted to men, including non-binary people and even some trans women. This flag is commonly defined as “non-women attracted to non-women” instead of being about men. While representation for all identities is important, the lack of clarity makes the flag a poor fit for representing gay men specifically. Gay men, cis and trans, have unique experiences that deserve to be recognized through a flag that explicitly centers only around them. The toothpaste flag doesn’t do that.3. Lack of Clarity and Representation — Visually, the flag consists of various saturated green, teal, and blue stripes. Many have criticized the design for lacking meaning or symbolic depth. Unlike the well-established pride flag, which assigns meaning to each color, the toothpaste flag was not accompanied by a widely accepted explanation for its color choices. This has contributed to the perception that it was more of a generic design than one that truly reflected the identity, history, and diversity of gay men.

Why Devilzcasino Created a New Flag

In response to the lack of a widely accepted, community-supported flag for gay men, I created a new design meant to reclaim representation in a more thoughtful and meaningful way. This flag features a color palette and stripe layout with clear symbolism that acknowledges both cis and trans gay men, centers around positivity and identity, and reflects the spectrum of masculinity and love between men. Importantly, the new flag intentionally avoids the problematic history of the toothpaste flag and seeks to provide a symbol that gay men can embrace without discomfort or confusion.

Why Doesn’t the Flag Include Non-Binary People?

The gay man flag does not include non-binary individuals, and that choice was not exclusionary, but specific. Much like how the original lesbian flags were created to represent the unique experiences of lesbians, this gay man flag focuses on the identity of those who identify as men and are only attracted to other men.
This specificity is not a dismissal of non-binary people, who have their own meaningful and valid identities, but rather an acknowledgment that each group within the LGBT community deserves the space to define and express their experiences on their own terms.

The Importance of Clear Boundaries in Identity

It’s important to affirm that gay men have the right to set boundaries around their identity. Being gay means being attracted to men, and for most, that includes cis men and trans men, but not necessarily individuals who identify outside the binary. This boundary is not about exclusion or invalidation of others, but simply a matter of self-definition and clarity in sexual orientation.
In any identity group, especially those that have historically been marginalized, defining the edges of that identity is an important part of community-building, self-acceptance, and mutual respect.

A Broad Tapestry of Identities

While the gay man flag centers around a specific group, it exists within the rich and varied landscape of LGBT identities. Non-binary people, bisexuals, lesbians, trans individuals, and many others have their own flags and symbols of pride. Each of these helps build a more complete and nuanced picture of our community and it’s rich, immovable history.To support one another’s right to self-identify, we must create a culture of mutual respect where everyone is seen, heard, and represented without being asked to dilute or expand their identity to include everyone.

💜🤍 frequently asked questions 🤍🩵

”I’m a gay man, can I use this flag?”

Yes! You do not need to ask for direct permission to use this flag, whether it be for yourself, or for you gay man original characters, etc.! All I ask is to be credited; if you tag me, I’ll share/repost it!

”I’m a trans man, can I use this flag?”

Yes!

“I’m non-binary, can I use this flag?”

No; this flag is exclusively for binary men. Refer to to the “why?” page for further explanation.
Alternatives: viramoric, toric, bisexual, vincian

”Can I use this flag for merch?”

Yes, please just credit me for the flag design itself!

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