In the early 1970s, in the wake of the Stonewall Rebellion, New York City's Gay Activists Alliance selected the Greek letter lambda, which member Tom Doerr suggested from its scientific use to designate kinetic potential, as its emblem. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. Lambda as a symbol of gay/lesbian rights The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality has the following entry on Lambda. The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. Transgender Pride FlagĬreated by Monica Helms in 1999, the transgender pride flag consists of five horizontal stripes. The flag consists of a broad magenta stripe at the top, representing same-gender attraction a broad stripe in blue at the bottom, representing opposite-gender attraction and a narrower deep lavender band occupying the central fifth, which represents attraction toward men and women. In 1998, Michael Page designed the first flag to represent the bisexual community. Originally chosen by the Gay Activists Alliance of New York in 1970, the lambda became a popular symbol of the gay community throughout the 1970s because the lambda could operate as a covert sign that would represent support of the gay community but could easily be mistaken for a college fraternity symbol and ignored by the majority of the population. This PNG image about lambda lgbt, lgbt symbols, symbols png. In the 1970s, gay liberation groups reclaimed the pink triangle as made it a popular symbol for the lesbian and gay rights movement. This Lambda Lgbt Symbols Png image with transparent background and has resolution is 880x1200. The pink triangle was designated for LGBTQ people. In the 1940s, Hitler forced all prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps to wear a colored inverted triangle to indicate their reason for incarceration. The rainbow flag is the most recognizable symbol of LGBTQ rights and LGBTQ pride and is used as a welcoming and supportive symbol toward the LGBTQ community worldwide. The lambda signifies unity under oppression. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community. The lambda was selected as a symbol by the Gay Activists Alliance of New York in 1970, following the Stonewall Riots, and was declared the international symbol for gay and lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1974. Since then, the design has undergone several revisions but the most common variant consists of six stripes, with the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The original flag consisted of eight stripes: pink for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature, blue for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. In 1978, Gilbert Baker designed the rainbow flag for San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Celebration. Rainbow Flag, Pride Flag, LGBTQ Pride Flag, or Gay Pride Flag The gay community often uses the Greek symbol Lambda because it means change. Many symbols have been used to denote welcoming perspectives toward LGBTQ communities and are detailed below. A “welcoming sign” is a visible symbol that signifies this welcoming perspective. The term “welcoming” is used to denote support of diversity for all persons.