virgils:virgils:virgils:this is my proposed flag for gay men, since the rainbow flag is a comm
virgils: virgils: virgils: this is my proposed flag for gay men, since the rainbow flag is a community flag first and foremost. i also propose a simple one-word descriptor for gay men: magnian, meant to honor magnus hirschfeld, who i believe may have been gay but even regardless deserves honoring. i gave meanings to the stripes which you can see in the second image and transcribed below the cut. if you’re a gay man, i want to hear your suggestions and other feedback regarding the flag, the meanings, and/or the word! lmk however you like (anon, dms, etc)! also, please please please reblog! (even non-gay men!) red - warmthorange - masculinitypeach - strengthwhite - trans and nonbinary relationships to gayness, puritygreen - the green carnation, natural feelingslight blue - softnessdark blue - richness of culture and historypurple - gay love, sex, and desire reblogging instead of editing so it shows in the notes! no changes to the actual stripes, just the meanings - i mentioned fems/femininity specifically in the light blue stripe, and moved “purity” there as well. here’s a new transcription of the meanings: red - warmthorange - masculinitypeach - strengthwhite - trans and nonbinary relationships to gaynessgreen - the green carnation, natural feelingslight blue - fems/femininity, softness, puritydark blue - richness of culture and historypurple - gay love, sex, and desire id also like to mention that the flag and the term are not permanently connected - if you like the flag but not either of the words (magnian or “zanie”, the latter being a suggestion from an anon) then you can just use the flag! another addition: a simplified version of the flag for creators! the original version has 8 stripes with several similar colours, which is fine for exclusively digital creations, but not so good for physical merchandise! this new version has only 6 stripes after i condensed similar stripes into one another. this flag, just like the original, is completely free for use by anyone for any reason! if you make merch using this (or the original), i’d love to see it! -- source link