Asexual flag
Adopted2010; 14 years ago (2010)
DesignFour horizontal stripes colored respectively with black, grey, white, and purple
Part of the LGBT series
LGBT symbols
      
Symbols
Pride flags

The asexual flag was created in 2010 by a member of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). The flag features four horizontal stripes of equal size.[1] From top to bottom, the stripes are black, gray, white, and purple.[2][3] The black stripe represents asexuality, the gray stripe represents gray-asexuality and demisexuality,[4] the white stripe represents sexuality or allosexuality (or, sometimes, allies),[5] and the purple stripe represents the community as a whole.[6][7] The flag is often flown at pride events and is used to represent the asexual community.[8][9]

The flag design has been widely accepted and has become a symbol of asexuality.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Bilić, Bojan; Kajinić, Sanja (2016). Intersectionality and LGBT Activist Politics: Multiple Others in Croatia and Serbia. Springer. pp. 95–96.
  2. ^ Kingsley, Jessica (2022-06-21). The Big Book of Pride Flags. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-83997-259-1.
  3. ^ Decker, Julie. The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality. Skyhorse.
  4. ^ "What are the colors of the Asexual Flag? What to know about meaning and asexual identity". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  5. ^ Petronzio, Matt (June 13, 2014). "A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols (Gallery)". Mashable. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Asexuality Flag". Asexuality Archive. February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ^ The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (2023). Ace and Aro Journeys. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 44–45.
  8. ^ Foster, Aasha B.; Scherrer, Kristin S. (December 2014). "Asexual-identified clients in clinical settings: Implications for culturally competent practice". Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 1 (4): 422–430. doi:10.1037/sgd0000058. ISSN 2329-0390.
  9. ^ "Performing Asexy: Asexual Identity and Neo-Burlesque in Mississippi, Texas, and Florida". ProQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  10. ^ Gilman, Lisa (2023). "Cake is Better than Sex: Pride and Prejudice in the Folklore of and about Asexuality". Journal of Folklore Research. 60 (2): 196–228. doi:10.2979/jfolkrese.60.2_3.09. ISSN 1543-0413.
  11. ^ Sobel, Ariel (June 13, 2018). "The Complete Guide to Queer Pride Flags". The Advocate. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.


Categories