When we hear or talk about the third gender, we look at these people with an inferiority complex, why is it done like this? Almost all of us know the reason for this. Well, in today's time, many countries have given legal rights to the LGBT community. But he had to struggle for a long time for these rights. But even today there are some countries where they do not have any kind of legal rights.

This month of June is also celebrated as Pride Month. Pride Month is dedicated to the LGBT community. You must have seen the colourful flag of the LGBT community on social media. But do you know how this flag was made? Why these colours have been used for this flag? Let us know the history of the flag and everything about it in this article.

Meaning of the colours of the LGBT flag

You must have seen the LGBT flag on social media. There are many colours in this flag. Every colour of the flag is related to events related to LGBT. This rainbow-like flag is associated with the pride of the LGBT community. Let us know what the colours of the flag represent. Please tell us that in the beginning, eight colours were used in the flag. But later the pink and turquoise colours have been removed. At present, there are only 6 colours in the flag.

  • Pink - Sexuality
  • Red- Life
  • Orange - For the cure
  • Yellow - Sunlight
  • Green- Nature
  • Blue - Peace
  • Turquoise- Art
  • Violet- Soul

Who designed the LGBT flag?

This colourful flag was designed by Girbutt Baker. He was a gay rights activist and artist. According to him, the flag is a symbol of revolution. Once when he is dancing with his friend, he got the idea of ​​the colour of the flag. According to them, the colour of the flag should represent something or the other.

What is LGBTQ+?

Most of the people have heard the word LGBT but people do not know its full form. Because of this, they do not understand the difference between the people of this community. Let's know what is LGBT? And what it means

  • Meaning of L- L means lesbian when a woman is sexually attracted towards another woman.
  • G- Gay- When a man is in love with another man. That's called gay.
  • B- Bisexual- When a man or a woman is sexually attracted to both men and women, they are called bisexual.
  • T- A transgender is a person who feels different from their gender. For example, a person is born as a boy but feels like a girl. After which they change their gender, they are called transgender.
  • Q- Q stands for Queer. People who are confused about their sexual preferences.

Why is Pride Month celebrated only in June?

Pride Month is celebrated in June. In such a situation, the question often comes to the mind of the people why Pride Month is made only in June. Pride Month is celebrated in memory of the violent day of 28 June 1969. Let us tell you that in this month those people of the LGBT community are remembered who lost due to hate crime.

How did Pride Month start?

In the year 2000, former US President Bill Clinton officially announced Pride Month for the first time. But the story of this month is quite old. In fact, in June 1969, the police started raiding the gay community at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan. The police used to kill gay people, apart from this, they were locked in jail. LGBT community people did not have any kind of rights. Police brutality against homosexuals took the form of a major movement the next year.

Pride Month is celebrated in countries around the world, not in America

Pride Month may have originated in America. But today it has spread to many countries. In many countries, there are street parades during Pride Month. At the same time, to celebrate this month, people of the LGBT community organize a party.

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