Gay flag of South Africa explained
| Gay flag of South Africa |
| Use: | Represent the South African LGBT community |
| Proportion: | 2:3 |
| Adoption: | - 2010 (public launch)
- 2012 (heraldic registration)
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| Design: | A field divided horizontally into six equal bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, surmounted horizontally from the hoist of a white pall in umbra the edge to the hoist in black[1] |
| Designer: | Eugene Brockman |
The gay flag of South Africa is a pride flag that aims to reflect the freedom and diversity of South Africa and build pride in being an LGBTQ South African.[2] [3] [4] [5] It was registered as the flag of the LGBTQ Association of South Africa in 2012 and is not an official symbol of South Africa.
Design
Designed by Eugene Brockman,[6] [7] the flag is a hybrid of the South African national flag, which was launched in 1994 after the end of the apartheid era, and the LGBT rainbow flag.[8] Brockman said "I truly believe we (the LGBT community) put the dazzle into our rainbow nation and this flag is a symbol of just that".[2] The stated purposes of the flag include celebrating legal same-sex marriage in South Africa and addressing issues such as discrimination, homophobia and corrective rape.[9]
History
The flag was launched on 18 December 2010 at the Mother City Queer Project costume party which is held annually and took place that year at the new Cape Town Stadium.[2] [3]
On 20 July 2012, the flag was registered at South Africa's Bureau of Heraldry as a heraldic flag representing the LGBT Association of South Africa.[1] [7] [10] It is not an official national symbol, and not the only South African version of the LGBT rainbow flag.[11]
See also
Notes and References
- Government Notice 377 . Government Gazette . 11 May 2012 . 35313 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725234520/http://www.gov.za/documents/download.php?f=165042 . 25 July 2014 .
- Web site: South African Flag Revealed at MCQP. 22 December 2010. Cape Town Pride. 4 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809150001/http://capetownpride.org/news/news/59-south-african-gay-flag-revealed-at-mcqp/. 9 August 2011.
- Web site: South Africa Gets Own Gay Flag. January 2011. Queerlife South Africa. 18 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316234415/http://www.queerlife.co.za/test/news/jan2011/6038-south-africa-gets-own-gay-flag.html. 16 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: Gay Flag of South Africa. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727183557/http://gayflagofsouthafrica.co.za/. 27 July 2011.
- News: SA to recognise gay flag . 20 July 2014 . Independent Online. South Africa . South African Press Association . 6 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618235759/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sa-to-recognise-gay-flag-1.1397735 . 18 June 2015 . live .
- Web site: Who are we?. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319225050/http://gayflagofsouthafrica.co.za/who-we-are/. 19 March 2012. Gay Flag of South Africa.
- Web site: Nathan. Melanie. South Africa first to recognize gay flag as an official national symbol. 6 October 2012. LGBTQ Nation. 18 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408201919/http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/10/south-africa-first-to-recognize-gay-flag-as-an-official-national-symbol/. 8 April 2014. live.
- News: Williams. Denise. Gay flag for a 'queer' South Africa. 20 July 2014. Times LIVE. 8 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619105353/http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/10/08/gay-flag-for-a-queer-south-africa. 19 June 2013. live.
- Web site: Berry. Bruce. Gay flag in South Africa. 25 January 2011. FOTW. 21 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130306112916/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/za-gay.html. 6 March 2013. live.
- Government Notice 541 . Government Gazette . 20 July 2012 . 35517 .
- Name of the Game. OUT Africa Magazine. 21 February 2013 . 14. 22.
