Transgender Pride Flag

Identity and Pride Flags

Designed in 1999 by Monica Helms, a transgender American navy veteran, and first flown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Transgender Pride Flag
Category	Identity and Pride Flags
Adopted On	1999
Designer	Monica Helms
Flag Proportion	3:5
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	3
Main Colors	Light Blue, Pink, White
Design Type	Five horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Light Blue		#5BCEFA
Pink		#F5A9B8
White		#FFFFFF

Flag Design and Symbols

Light Blue colour	Represents the traditional colour for boys
Pink colour	Represents the traditional colour for girls
White colour	Represents people who are transitioning, intersex, or of neutral or undefined gender
Symmetry	The pattern is the same whichever way up the flag is flown — a deliberate statement that there is no wrong way to be transgender

About the Transgender Pride Flag

Designed in 1999 by Monica Helms, a transgender American navy veteran, and first flown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Identity and Pride Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Five horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement; recorded proportion 3:5.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Light Blue (#5BCEFA), Pink (#F5A9B8) and White (#FFFFFF). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Symmetry: The pattern is the same whichever way up the flag is flown — a deliberate statement that there is no wrong way to be transgender.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1999. The designer is recorded as Monica Helms.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Transgender Pride Flag

Transgender Pride Flag is filed under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is five horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement.
The reference proportion is 3:5.
The stored palette contains Light Blue, Pink and White.
The record dates this design to 1999.
The designer is recorded as Monica Helms.
Symmetry: The pattern is the same whichever way up the flag is flown — a deliberate statement that there is no wrong way to be transgender.
Designed in 1999 by Monica Helms, a transgender American navy veteran, and first flown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.

Frequently asked questions about the Transgender Pride Flag

What is the Transgender Pride Flag?

Designed in 1999 by Monica Helms, a transgender American navy veteran, and first flown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.

What type of flag is the Transgender Pride Flag?

It is catalogued under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Transgender Pride Flag look like?

Five horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the Transgender Pride Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the Transgender Pride Flag?

The reference palette lists Light Blue #5BCEFA, Pink #F5A9B8 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the Transgender Pride Flag mean?

Symmetry — The pattern is the same whichever way up the flag is flown — a deliberate statement that there is no wrong way to be transgender.

When is the Transgender Pride Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives 1999.