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{{Short description|Flag used by the pansexual community}}
[[File:Pansexuality flag.svg|thumb|Pansexual pride flag.]]
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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Pansexual flag
| Image = Pansexuality Pride Flag.svg
| Use = Symbol of [[pansexuality]] to distinguish it from [[bisexuality]]
| Proportion = 3:5
| Adoption = 2010
| Design = Three equally-sized horizontal bars: magenta, yellow, cyan
| Designer = Jasper V.
}}
{{LGBTQ symbols}}


The '''pansexual flag''' is a magenta, yellow and cyan flag, designed as a symbol for the [[pansexual]] community to increase its visibility and recognition, and distinguish itself from [[bisexuality]].<ref name="Mashable" />
The '''pansexual pride flag''' was designed as a symbol for the pansexual community to use. The pansexual pride flag has been found on various internet sites since mid-2010.<ref>{{citation |url=http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/1265215452/hex-color-codes-you-dont-have-to-use-these-exact |title=Pansexual Pride Flag |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111103184455/http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/1265215452/hex-color-codes-you-dont-have-to-use-these-exact |archivedate=2011-11-03 |date=2010-10-08 }}</ref><ref name="wings">{{cite web | url=http://www.freedomrequireswings.com/2012/11/do-you-have-flag.html | title=Do You Have a Flag? | date=9 November 2012 | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref>


== History and use ==
It is similar to the LGBT flag. The [[LGBT flag]] is used as a symbol for the [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] community. The pansexual pride flag is used to increase visibility and recognition for the [[Pansexuality|pansexual]] community, and to distinguish it from [[bisexuality]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Petronzio|first1=Matt|title=A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols|url=http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/|website=MashableUK|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=BuzzFeed>{{cite web|last1=Karlan|first1=Sarah|title=Do You Really Know The LGBT Pride Flags And Symbols?|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/do-you-really-know-the-lgbt-pride-flags-and-symbols|website=buzzfeed.com|publisher=BuzzFeed|accessdate=18 January 2015}}</ref>. Pansexuality and bisexuality are different because pansexual individuals are attracted to all individuals regardless of gender whereas bisexuality means two and signifies the attraction to two different genders. [16 CITATION]. The pansexual flag helps represent the pansexual identity. It helps send out the message that pansexuals have romantic attractions and relationships with people of different genders and sexualities. [14 CITATION] The theory of pansexuality aims to challenge existing prejudices, which can cause judgment, ostracism, and serious disorders within society. [15 CITATION]
The flag has been in wide use since the early 2010s when it was posted on an anonymous [[Tumblr]] account<ref name="hex">{{Cite web |author=pansexualflag |date=8 October 2010 |title=Hex Color Codes... |url=http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/1265215452/hex-color-codes-you-dont-have-to-use-these-exact |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824012318/http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/1265215452/hex-color-codes-you-dont-have-to-use-these-exact |archive-date=24 August 2011 |access-date=15 November 2022 |via=[[Tumblr]]}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=December 2022|certain=yes}}<ref name="wings">{{Cite web |title=Do You Have a Flag? |date=9 November 2012 |url=http://www.freedomrequireswings.com/2012/11/do-you-have-flag.html |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128010135/http://www.freedomrequireswings.com/2012/11/do-you-have-flag.html |archive-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=December 2022|certain=yes}} by its creator Jasper V.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Olphin |first=Olivia |date=2021 |title=Is there a new pan flag 2021? New Pride flag confuses Twitter users |work=The Focus |url=https://www.thefocus.news/culture/new-pan-flag-2021 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922035853/https://www.thefocus.news/culture/new-pan-flag-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=justjasper |date=13 February 2013 |title=confession time |url=https://justjasper.tumblr.com/post/42971325095/confession-time |access-date=15 November 2022 |via=[[Tumblr]] |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711054836/https://justjasper.tumblr.com/post/42971325095/confession-time |url-status=live }}</ref> The flag functions as a symbol of the pansexual community like the [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|rainbow flag]] is used as a symbol for [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[transgender]] people and anyone else in the [[LGBTQ community]]. The pansexual pride flag is used to indicate that pansexuals have sexual attractions and relationships with people of different genders and sexualities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stop-homophobia.com/pansexuality.htm|title=What is Pansexual?|date=2017|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603015528/http://www.stop-homophobia.com/pansexuality.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|sure=yes|date=November 2022}} The theory of pansexuality aims to challenge existing prejudices, which can cause judgment, ostracism, and serious disorders within society.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Boom |first1=Peter |date=April 2008 |title=The philosophy of pansexuality |url=http://digilander.libero.it/pansexuality/Inglese/testi_inglese/Testo_Philosophy_E.htm |access-date=12 February 2016 |publisher=European Federation of Sexology |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202102740/https://digilander.libero.it/pansexuality/Inglese/testi_inglese/Testo_Philosophy_E.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Design ==
Many confuse bisexuality and pansexuality, especially when it comes to differentiating the flags. Each flag has three horizontal bars and they each hold three different colors. The pansexual flag consists of three colored horizontal bars: pink, yellow, and blue.<ref name="Shenandoah">{{cite web | url=http://www.su.edu/event/pansexual-pride-day/ | title=Pansexual Pride Day | work=[[Shenandoah University]] | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Washington">{{cite web | url=https://thecenter.wsu.edu/resources/pansexuality/ | title=Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center - Pansexuality | work=[[Washington State University]] | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> The blue portion of the flag represents those who identify within the male spectrum (regardless of biological sex), the pink represents those who identify within the female spectrum (regardless of biological sex), and the yellow portion, found in between the blue and pink portions, represents non-binary attraction;<ref name=BuzzFeed /> such as [[androgynous]],<ref>{{cite web|title=What Is Pansexuality?|url=http://www.stop-homophobia.com/pansexuality.htm|website=www.stop-homophobia.com|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref> [[agender]], [[bigender]], [[genderfluid]],<ref name="wings" /><ref name="clare">{{cite web | url=http://clarebayley.com/2013/06/a-field-guide-to-pride-flags/ | title=A field guide to Pride flags | date=27 June 2013 | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="mashable">{{cite web | url=http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/ | title=A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols | date=13 June 2014 | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="ucsc">{{cite web | url=http://queer.ucsc.edu/resources/sexualities.html | title=Cantú Queer Center - Sexuality Resources | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="overtherainbow">{{cite web | url=http://www.overtherainbowshop.com/symbols.htm | title=Gay & Lesbian Pride Symbols - Common Pride Symbols and Their Meanings | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> [[transgender]] and [[intersex]] people.<ref name="wings" /><ref name="clare"/><ref name="mashable"/><ref name="ucsc"/><ref name="overtherainbow"/><ref>{{citation |url=http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/939133019/colour-symbolism |title=Pansexual Pride Flag |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110824011948/http://pansexualflag.tumblr.com/post/939133019/colour-symbolism |archivedate=2011-08-24 |date=2010-08-11 }}</ref><ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web | url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/mashable-publishes-date-compilation-lgbt-flags-and-symbols | title=Mashable publishes an up-to-date compilation of LGBT flags and symbols | work=[[GLAAD]] | date=16 June 2014 | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref>. The Bisexual Pride Flag also consists of three colored horizontal bars: pink, purple, and blue. [14 CITATION] The pink portion of the flag represents sexual attraction to the same sex (gay and lesbian), the blue portion of the flag represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex (straight), and the overlapping purple portion of the flag represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi). [14 CITATION]


==Design and symbolism==
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== References ==
The pansexual flag consists of three equally-sized colored horizontal bars, which are—from top to bottom—magenta, yellow, and cyan.<ref name="KTVU">{{Cite news |date=4 June 2021 |title=Want to know more about the rainbow colors? Here's a guide to Pride flag symbolism |work=[[KTVU]] |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/want-to-know-more-about-the-rainbow-colors-heres-a-guide-to-pride-flag-symbolism |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010140402/https://www.ktvu.com/news/want-to-know-more-about-the-rainbow-colors-heres-a-guide-to-pride-flag-symbolism |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="colorsUSAToday">{{Cite news |last=Dastagir |first=Alia E. |last2=Oliver |first2=David |date=1 June 2021 |title=LGBTQ Pride flags go beyond the classic rainbow. Here's what each one means |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/06/01/lgbtq-pride-flags-meaning-gay-lesbian-transgender-nonbinary-intersex-pride-flags-represent/5133381001 |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617052927/https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/06/01/lgbtq-pride-flags-meaning-gay-lesbian-transgender-nonbinary-intersex-pride-flags-represent/5133381001 |archive-date=17 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="colorsLights">David J McLaughlin and Genny Beemyn, ''[https://peer.asee.org/queer-lights-combining-technology-lgbtqa-and-diversity-topics-in-an-accessible-and-inclusive-learning-environment.pdf Queer Lights: Combining technology, LGBTQIA+ and diversity topics in an accessible and inclusive learning environment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104141416/https://peer.asee.org/queer-lights-combining-technology-lgbtqa-and-diversity-topics-in-an-accessible-and-inclusive-learning-environment.pdf |date=4 January 2022 }}'', 2018</ref><ref name="GT">{{Cite news |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=27 May 2021 |title=What do all the different Pride flags stand for? |work=[[Gay Times]] |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/pride-flags |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921215622/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/pride-flags/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Some sources state that the cyan represents attraction to men, magenta represents attraction to women, and yellow represents attraction to [[non-binary gender|non-binary people]] such as those who are [[agender]], [[bigender]] and [[genderfluid]].<ref name="GT" /><ref name="colorsUSAToday"/><ref name="clare">{{cite web | url=http://clarebayley.com/2013/06/a-field-guide-to-pride-flags/ | title=A field guide to Pride flags | date=27 June 2013 | access-date=17 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724230618/http://clarebayley.com/2013/06/a-field-guide-to-pride-flags/ | archive-date=24 July 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Other sources state that the colours cyan, magenta, and yellow stand for those who identify as men, women and non-binary people, respectively.<ref name="KTVU"/><ref name="Mashable">{{Cite news |last=Petronzio |first=Matt |date=13 June 2014 |title=A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols |work=[[Mashable]] |url=https://mashable.com/archive/lgbt-pride-symbols |url-status=dead |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720080538/http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols |archive-date=20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2014 |title=Mashable publishes an up-to-date compilation of LGBT flags and symbols |url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/mashable-publishes-date-compilation-lgbt-flags-and-symbols |access-date=15 November 2022 |work=[[GLAAD]] |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813153306/https://www.glaad.org/blog/mashable-publishes-date-compilation-lgbt-flags-and-symbols |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== See also ==
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* [[LGBT symbols]], other LGBT symbols
* Other flags in the LGBT community:
** [[Bear flag (gay culture)]]
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** [[Bisexual pride flag]]
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** [[Leather Pride flag]]
** [[Transgender flags]]
** [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)]]
*** [[Gay pride flag of South Africa]]


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[[Category:LGBT flags]]
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* [[Pride flag]]
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== External Links ==
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1. [http://Under%20the%20Rainbow%20Flag:%20Webbing%20Global%20Gay%20Identities Under the Rainbow Flag: Webbing Global Gay Identities]


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2. [http://Challenging%20the%20Binary:%20Sexual%20Identity%20That%20is%20not%20Duality Challenging the Binary: Sexual Identity That is not Duality]

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[[Category:Sexuality flags]]
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 22 November 2024

Pansexual flag
UseSymbol of pansexuality to distinguish it from bisexuality
Proportion3:5
Adopted2010
DesignThree equally-sized horizontal bars: magenta, yellow, cyan
Designed byJasper V.
Part of the LGBTQ series
LGBTQ symbols
      
Symbols
Pride flags

The pansexual flag is a magenta, yellow and cyan flag, designed as a symbol for the pansexual community to increase its visibility and recognition, and distinguish itself from bisexuality.[1]

History and use

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The flag has been in wide use since the early 2010s when it was posted on an anonymous Tumblr account[2][self-published source][3][self-published source] by its creator Jasper V.[4][5] The flag functions as a symbol of the pansexual community like the rainbow flag is used as a symbol for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and anyone else in the LGBTQ community. The pansexual pride flag is used to indicate that pansexuals have sexual attractions and relationships with people of different genders and sexualities.[6][unreliable source] The theory of pansexuality aims to challenge existing prejudices, which can cause judgment, ostracism, and serious disorders within society.[7]

Design and symbolism

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The pansexual flag consists of three equally-sized colored horizontal bars, which are—from top to bottom—magenta, yellow, and cyan.[8][9][10][11]

Some sources state that the cyan represents attraction to men, magenta represents attraction to women, and yellow represents attraction to non-binary people such as those who are agender, bigender and genderfluid.[11][9][12] Other sources state that the colours cyan, magenta, and yellow stand for those who identify as men, women and non-binary people, respectively.[8][1][13]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pansexuality flags.

References

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  1. ^ a b Petronzio, Matt (13 June 2014). "A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols". Mashable. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ pansexualflag (8 October 2010). "Hex Color Codes..." Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via Tumblr.
  3. ^ "Do You Have a Flag?". 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ Olphin, Olivia (2021). "Is there a new pan flag 2021? New Pride flag confuses Twitter users". The Focus. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ justjasper (13 February 2013). "confession time". Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via Tumblr.
  6. ^ "What is Pansexual?". 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ^ Boom, Peter (April 2008). "The philosophy of pansexuality". European Federation of Sexology. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Want to know more about the rainbow colors? Here's a guide to Pride flag symbolism". KTVU. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b Dastagir, Alia E.; Oliver, David (1 June 2021). "LGBTQ Pride flags go beyond the classic rainbow. Here's what each one means". USA Today. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ^ David J McLaughlin and Genny Beemyn, Queer Lights: Combining technology, LGBTQIA+ and diversity topics in an accessible and inclusive learning environment Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 2018
  11. ^ a b Damshenas, Sam (27 May 2021). "What do all the different Pride flags stand for?". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ^ "A field guide to Pride flags". 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Mashable publishes an up-to-date compilation of LGBT flags and symbols". GLAAD. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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