Transgender flag#Helms' design

The flag was created{{cite web|url=https://www.pointofpride.org/blog/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag|title=The History of the Transgender Flag|date=23 April 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403143115/https://www.pointofpride.org/blog/the-history-of-the-transgender-flag|url-status=live}} by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999,{{cite web |url=http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=9721 |title=Gay and Lesbian Times |author=Brian van de Mark |date=10 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906123604/http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=9721 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |access-date=3 November 2016 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2014/11/12/smithsonians-queer-collection | title=The Smithsonian's Queer Collection | work=The Advocate | date=12 November 2014 | access-date=5 June 2015 | author=Fairyington, Stephanie | archive-date=23 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423105228/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2014/11/12/smithsonians-queer-collection | url-status=live }} and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-flag_n_2166742 |title=Transgender Flag Flies In San Francisco's Castro District After Outrage From Activists |last=Sankin |first=Aaron |publisher=Huffpost |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023223214/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-flag_n_2166742 |url-status=live }}

Helms got the idea after talking with a friend, Michael Page, who had designed the bisexual flag the year prior.

Helms describes the meaning of the transgender pride flag as follows:

{{quote|The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.{{cite web|url=http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/category/tg-pride-flag|title=These Colors Don't Run|date=28 Jan 2008 |access-date=May 22, 2024|archive-date=1 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301065716/http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/category/tg-pride-flag|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/students/what-is-gender-affirmation.html|title=What is gender affirmation?|date=27 Oct 2023|access-date=May 22, 2024|archive-date=9 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209034903/https://www.sydney.edu.au/students/what-is-gender-affirmation.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news | url = https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-flag_n_2166742 | title = Transgender Flag Flies In San Francisco's Castro District After Outrage From Activists | work = Huffington Post | date = 20 November 2012 | access-date = 22 May 2024 | archive-date = 12 May 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240512225323/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-flag_n_2166742 | url-status = live }}{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2023/04/28/transgender-pride-flag-colors-meaning/11697579002/ | title = Blue, pink and white: Here's what the colors of the Transgender Pride Flag mean | work = USA Today | date = 2 Jun 2023 | access-date = 22 May 2024 | archive-date = 16 May 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240516142738/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2023/04/28/transgender-pride-flag-colors-meaning/11697579002/ | url-status = live }}}}

On 19 August 2014, Monica Helms donated the original transgender pride flag to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.{{cite web|last1=Kutner|first1=Max|title=A Proud Day at American History Museum as LGBT Artifacts Enter the Collections|url=http://www.smithsonian.com/smithsonian-institution/will-grace-affirms-role-american-history-180952400/?no-ist|publisher=Smithsonian Institution |date= August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140828205719/http://www.smithsonian.com/smithsonian-institution/will-grace-affirms-role-american-history-180952400/?no-ist|archive-date=28 August 2014|access-date=28 August 2014}}

In 2019, 20 years after the creation of the flag, Helms published a memoir, More than Just a Flag, in which she noted how surprised she was at the adoption of her flag: {{blockquote|The speed with which the flag’s usage spread never fails to surprise me, and every time I see it, or a photo of it, flying above a historic town hall or building I am filled with pride.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a45328644/transgender-pride-flag-meaning/|title=The History Of The Transgender Pride Flag|date=27 September 2023|access-date=3 June 2024}}}}

In 2010 the Brighton and Hove, UK, council flew this flag on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8053257/Council-flagpoles-now-celebrate-diversity-and-druids.html |title=Council flagpoles now celebrate diversity and druids |last=Copping |first=Jasper |publisher=Telegraph |date=October 10, 2010 |url-access=registration |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=5 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405042925/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8053257/Council-flagpoles-now-celebrate-diversity-and-druids.html |url-status=live }} Transport for London also flew the flag from London Underground's 55 Broadway Headquarters for the 2016 Transgender Awareness Week.{{Cite web |last=Ashenden |first=Amy |date=2016-11-16 |title=TfL flies trans pride flag for Transgender Awareness Week |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/tfl-flies-trans-pride-flag-for-transgender-awareness-week-at-st-james-park-tube-station-a3397336.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Standard |language=en}}

The flag was flown in San Francisco's Castro District (where a rainbow flag usually flies) on 19 and 20 November 2012 in commemoration of the Transgender Day of Remembrance.{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/castro-rainbow-flag_n_2007257.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Robin | last=Wilkey | title=Controversy Erupts Over San Francisco's Famous Rainbow Flag | date=23 October 2012 | access-date=23 December 2012 | archive-date=27 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027204946/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/castro-rainbow-flag_n_2007257.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://actup.org/news/usa-transgender-pride-flag-raised-for-the-first-time-in-the-castro/|title=USA – Transgender Pride flag raised for the first time in the Castro|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103033828/http://actup.org/news/usa-transgender-pride-flag-raised-for-the-first-time-in-the-castro/|url-status=dead}} The flag-raising ceremony was presided over by local drag queen La Monistat.{{cite web |url=http://feastoffun.com/podcast/2009/05/26/fof-991-la-monistat-keeps-it-fresh-052609/ |title=FOF #991 – La Monistat Keeps it Fresh! |work=Feast of Fun |date=May 26, 2009 |last=Felion |first=Marc |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=3 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103040446/http://feastoffun.com/podcast/2009/05/26/fof-991-la-monistat-keeps-it-fresh-052609/ |url-status=live }}

Philadelphia became the first county government in the US to officially raise the transgender pride flag in 2015. It was raised at City Hall in honor of Philadelphia's 14th Annual Trans Health Conference, and remained next to the US and City of Philadelphia flags for the entirety of the conference. Then-Mayor Michael Nutter gave a speech in honor of the trans community's acceptance in Philadelphia.{{cite web |url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/06/04/philadelphia-raises-transgender-pride-flag-first-time |title=Philadelphia Raises the Transgender Pride Flag for the First Time |work=Advocate |date=November 17, 2015 |last=Kellaway |first=Mitch |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220101259/https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/06/04/philadelphia-raises-transgender-pride-flag-first-time |url-status=live }}

File:Transgender Flag at Ruben Gallego's office 2019.jpg's office at the United States Capitol in 2019]]

In January 2019, Virginia Representative Jennifer Wexton hung the transgender pride flag outside her office in Washington, D.C., in a move to show support for the transgender community.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5494775/jennifer-wexton-transgender-pride-flag/|title=Rep. Jennifer Wexton Hangs Transgender Pride Flag Outside Her Capitol Hill Office|last=Martinez|first=Gina|date=5 January 2019|access-date=7 January 2019|magazine=Time|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107002354/http://time.com/5494775/jennifer-wexton-transgender-pride-flag/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-pride-flag-hung-congress-rep-jennifer-wexton-n954851|title=Transgender pride flag hung in Congress by Rep. Jennifer Wexton|date=4 January 2019|access-date=7 January 2019|work=NBC News|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107084321/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-pride-flag-hung-congress-rep-jennifer-wexton-n954851|url-status=live}} In March 2019, dozens of Democratic and independent members of Congress flew the flag outside their offices for Trans Visibility Week leading up to the International Transgender Day of Visibility.Tim Fitzsimons, [https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/sanders-pelosi-ocasio-cortez-hang-transgender-pride-flags-congress-n987421 Sanders, Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez hang transgender pride flags in Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330121955/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/sanders-pelosi-ocasio-cortez-hang-transgender-pride-flags-congress-n987421 |date=30 March 2019 }}, 26 March 2019, NBCNewsTracy Gilchrist, [https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/3/27/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-sanders-dozens-hang-trans-flags-support Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, & Dozens Hang Trans Flags for Support] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221459/https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/3/27/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-sanders-dozens-hang-trans-flags-support |date=30 March 2019 }}, 27 March 2019, The AdvocateLizzie Helmer, [https://ijr.com/dozens-dem-reps-transgender-flags-week/ Dozens of Dem Reps Are Displaying Transgender Pride Flags Outside Their Offices This Week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221611/https://ijr.com/dozens-dem-reps-transgender-flags-week/ |date=30 March 2019 }} 28 March 2019, IJR

The flag flew above US state capitol buildings for the first time on Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019. The Iowa State Capitol{{cite news |last=Hytrek |first=Nikoel |date=20 November 2019 |title=Iowa First State To Fly Trans Flag Over Capitol For Transgender Day Of Rememberance [sic] |url=https://iowastartingline.com/2019/11/20/iowa-first-state-to-fly-trans-flag-over-capitol-for-transgender-day-of-rememberance/ |work=Iowa Starting Line |access-date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223511/https://iowastartingline.com/2019/11/20/iowa-first-state-to-fly-trans-flag-over-capitol-for-transgender-day-of-rememberance/ |url-status=live }} and California State Capitol{{cite news |author= |date=20 November 2019 |title=Gov. Gavin Newsom Orders Transgender Pride Flag To Fly Over State Capitol For Day Of Remembrance |url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/11/20/gavin-newsom-transgender-pride-flag-california-state-capitol/ |work=CBS Sacramento |access-date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223501/https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/11/20/gavin-newsom-transgender-pride-flag-california-state-capitol/ |url-status=live }} displayed the flag.

In 2023, the Progress Pride flag, which incorporates the colors of the transgender flag was flown at the White House.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-hosts-pride-month-celebration-at-white-house-voices-lgbtq-support|title=Biden hosts Pride Month celebration at White House, voices LGBTQ+ support|date=11 June 2023|access-date=13 May 2024|website=PBS|archive-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514021838/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-hosts-pride-month-celebration-at-white-house-voices-lgbtq-support|url-status=live}}

In the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, non-binary Irish musician Bambie Thug wore an outfit featuring the colors of the transgender flag for their semi-final performance to raise awareness and representation for the non-binary and transgender community.{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/nonbinary-pop-star-rocks-an-amazing-trans-flag-outfit-in-semi-finals-of-eurovision/|title=Nonbinary pop star rocks an amazing trans flag outfit in semi-finals of Eurovision|date=8 May 2024|access-date=14 May 2024|website=LGBTQ Nation|archive-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514184434/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/nonbinary-pop-star-rocks-an-amazing-trans-flag-outfit-in-semi-finals-of-eurovision/|url-status=live}}

In June 2025, after the United Kingdom's Supreme Court ruled that "sex" for the purpose of the Equality Act 2010 meant sex assigned at birth, an activist flew the transgender pride flag at the peak of Ben Nevis, the highest point of the United Kingdom.https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1l521up/for_a_short_time_this_afternoon_the_trans_pride/

Helms's design was adopted as an emoji of the flag, which was added to the standard Emoji listing in 2020.{{cite web | title=Emoji Version 13.0 List | website=Emojipedia | date=29 January 2020 | url=https://emojipedia.org/emoji-13.0/ | access-date=15 March 2020 | archive-date=17 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317052208/https://emojipedia.org/emoji-13.0/ | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Apple finally has Trans flag |url=https://www.out.com/tech/2020/11/06/apple-finally-has-trans-flag-and-trans-symbol-emojis |last=Rude |first=Mey |date=November 6, 2020 |website=Out |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511160407/https://www.out.com/tech/2020/11/06/apple-finally-has-trans-flag-and-trans-symbol-emojis |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.them.us/story/trans-pride-flag-emoji |title=The Trans Pride Flag Emoji is Finally Here |last=Baume |first=Matt |date=November 6, 2020 |website=Them. |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202738/https://www.them.us/story/trans-pride-flag-emoji |url-status=live }} The transgender flag emoji ({{char|🏳️‍⚧️}}) consists of a sequence of five Unicode code points: {{unichar|1F3F3|WAVING WHITE FLAG}}, {{unichar|FE0F|VARIATION SELECTOR-16|nlink=Variation Selectors (Unicode block)}}, {{unichar|200D|ZERO WIDTH JOINER|nlink=Zero-width joiner}}, {{unichar|26A7|MALE WITH STROKE AND MALE AND FEMALE SIGN|nlink=LGBT symbols#Symbols}}, {{unichar|FE0F|VARIATION SELECTOR-16}}.{{cite web|title=Full Emoji List, v14.0|publisher=Unicode Consortium|year=2021|url=https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html#1f3f3_fe0f_200d_26a7_fe0f|accessdate=20 October 2021|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020035602/https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html#1f3f3_fe0f_200d_26a7_fe0f|url-status=live}}

In 2022 a transgender pride tartan “Based on the colours of the Transgender Flag” was registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=13574|title=Tartan Details - The Scottish Register of Tartans|website=www.tartanregister.gov.uk}}

File:2016.06.17 Baltimore Pride, Baltimore, MD USA 6698 (34573762763).jpg

File:LGBTQ+_rainbow_flag_Quasar_"Progress"_variant.svg, designed in 2018 by Daniel Quasar.]]

In addition to Helms's original transgender pride flag design, a number of communities have created their variation on the flag, adding symbols or elements to reflect aspects of transgender identity, such as the overlaying of other symbols such as the transgender symbol (⚧) designed by Holly Boswell, Wendy Parker, and Nancy R. Nangeroni.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/10/the-fascinating-origin-story-behind-the-famous-transgender-symbol/|title=Trans+ History Week 2024: This is the fascinating origin story of the famous transgender symbol|date=10 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|website=pinknews|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517120409/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/10/the-fascinating-origin-story-behind-the-famous-transgender-symbol/|url-status=live}}

A notable variation is the Progress Pride Flag, designed in 2018 by Daniel Quasar, which incorporates the three colors of the transgender flag designed by Helms, alongside two black and brown stripes to represent marginalized people of color and those living with AIDS into the rainbow flag.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/06/12/designer-gives-pride-flag-an-inclusive-makeover/|title=This graphic designer has revamped the Pride flag to make it more inclusive|work=PinkNews|access-date=November 11, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=11 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111135401/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/06/12/designer-gives-pride-flag-an-inclusive-makeover/|url-status=live}}

Besides the now most commonly used Helms design, which has become commonly known as the transgender flag, over the years some alternative transgender flags have been designed by artists.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelist.com/158406/the-truth-about-the-trans-flag/ |first1=Cat |last1=Lafuente |website=The List |title=The Truth About The Trans Flag|date=9 March 2023|access-date=13 May 2024|archive-date=30 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430124329/https://www.thelist.com/158406/the-truth-about-the-trans-flag/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90134759/the-designer-of-the-transgender-flag-is-a-navy-veteran|title=The Designer Of The Transgender Flag Is A Navy Veteran|date=27 July 2017|access-date=13 May 2024|website=FastCompany|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111075917/https://www.fastcompany.com/90134759/the-designer-of-the-transgender-flag-is-a-navy-veteran|url-status=live}}

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In 1999, San Francisco trans man Johnathan Andrew, under the moniker of "Captain John" on his female-to-male trans website "Adventures in Boyland", designed and published a flag for those within the transgender community. This trans pride flag consists of seven stripes alternating in light pink and light blue separated by thin white stripes and featuring, in the upper left hoist, a twinned Venus and Mars symbol in lavender. The repeated explanation of the color symbolism for Monica Helms's more well-known flag design is almost identical to that of the description of Andrew's design on other pages.{{cite web|url=http://www.adventuresinboyland.com/pride.html|title=Wayback Machine: Adventures in Boyland|access-date=19 June 2017|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010306133412/http://www.adventuresinboyland.com/pride.html|archive-date=6 March 2001}}{{refneeded|reason=Current source is a self-published website by the creator of the Andrew flag, need reliable secondary source|date=May 2024}}

File:Jennifer Pellinen Transgender Flag.svg

Jennifer Pellinen designed this flag in 2002.{{cite web | url=https://www.gettysburgflag.com/transgender-flag | title=Transgender Flag - Pellinen Design | access-date=20 October 2023 | archive-date=30 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030223441/https://www.gettysburgflag.com/transgender-flag | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Supporting Bisexual Employees in the Workplace |url=https://interengineeringlgbt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Supporting-bisexual-employees-in-the-Workplace_0270619.pdf |page=9 |access-date=22 February 2024 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222164611/https://interengineeringlgbt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Supporting-bisexual-employees-in-the-Workplace_0270619.pdf |url-status=live }}

File:Israeli Transgender Flag.svg

A unique design is used in Israel by the transgender and genderqueer community.{{cite news |url=https://parade.com/1162418/stephanieosmanski/lgbtq-pride-flags/ |title=Get to Know the History Behind 21 LGBTQIA+ Pride Flags and What They Each Represent |last=Osmanski |first=Stephanie |date=June 1, 2021 |newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204553/https://parade.com/1162418/stephanieosmanski/lgbtq-pride-flags/ |url-status=live }} This flag has a neon green background (to stand out in public places) and a centered Venus, Mars, and Mars with stroke symbol in black to represent transgender people.

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In Ontario, a flag known as the "Trans Flag", created by Ottawa graphic designer Michelle Lindsay, is used. It consists of two stripes, the top in Sunset Magenta representing female, and the bottom in Ocean Blue representing male, with a tripled Venus, Mars, and Mars with stroke symbol representing transgender people, overlaying them.

This Trans Flag was first used by the Ottawa-area trans community for Ottawa's 2010 edition of the Trans Day of Remembrance. This event included a ceremony in which the Ottawa Police unveiled and raised this flag.{{cite web|url=http://www.orleansstar.ca/News/2010-11-21/article-1982814/-Ottawa-Police-observe-the-Transgender-Day-of-Remembrance/1|title=Ottawa Police observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance|publisher=Orleans Star|date=21 November 2010|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092629/http://www.orleansstar.ca/News/2010-11-21/article-1982814/-Ottawa-Police-observe-the-Transgender-Day-of-Remembrance/1|url-status=dead}} The ceremony was repeated during the 2011 Ottawa and Gatineau editions of the Trans Day of Remembrance, this time joined by the Ottawa Paramedics, Ottawa City Hall and Gatineau City Hall also raising the Trans Flag during their own ceremonies. The list of groups doing official unfurling/raising of the Trans Flag in the Ottawa-Gatineau area as part of their Trans Day of Remembrance has grown each year.{{cite web |title=Ottawa marks 20th Transgender Day of Remembrance |date=21 November 2019 |url=https://thefulcrum.ca/news/ottawa-marks-20th-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ |publisher=The Fulcrum |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106205801/https://thefulcrum.ca/news/ottawa-marks-20th-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ |url-status=live }} The Trans Flag has also been used as part of the Peterborough Pride Parade.{{cite web|url=http://www.transflag.com/|title=Trans Flag web site|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-date=21 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721172550/http://transflag.com/|url-status=dead}}

In 2014, a new transgender flag known as the "Trans Kaleidoscope" was created by members of the Toronto Trans Alliance (TTA). It was raised at the first Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony at Toronto City Hall on 20 November 2014. Controversially, TTA members voted for this flag rather than the Helms and Lindsay flags, which some felt did not represent them.{{cite web |url=https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-activists-clash-over-flag-raising-at-toronto-city-hall-65147 |title=Trans activists clash over flag raising at Toronto City Hall" by HG Watson |publisher=Xtra Magazine |date=20 November 2014 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323221446/https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-activists-clash-over-flag-raising-at-toronto-city-hall-65147 |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2016}} The flag has not received significant usage since the event. The Trans Kaleidoscope is described on the TTA web site as representing "the range of gender identities across the spectrum", with the individual colours representing:

• Pink: women/femaleness
• Purple: those who feel their gender identity is a combination of "man" and "woman"; they may consider themselves bigender
• Green: those who feel their gender identity is neither "man" nor "woman"; they may consider themselves non-binary
• Blue: men/maleness
• Yellow: intersex

"The new white symbol with a black border is an extension of the Trans symbol with the male and female symbols, a combined symbol representing those with a gender identity combining male and female and a plain pole (with neither arrow nor bar) representing those with a gender identity that is neither male nor female, embodying awareness and inclusion of all."{{cite web |url=http://torontotransalliance.com/which-flag-should-be-raised-at-tdor/ |title=Which Flag Should be Raised at TDOR? |publisher=torontotransalliance.com|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524201414/https://torontotransalliance.com/which-flag-should-be-raised-at-tdor/|access-date=25 September 2016}}

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