Asexual flag explained

Asexual flag
Design:Four horizontal stripes colored respectively with black, grey, white, and purple

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bilić . Bojan . Intersectionality and LGBT Activist Politics: Multiple Others in Croatia and Serbia . Kajinić . Sanja . 2016 . Springer . 95–96.
  2. Book: Kingsley, Jessica . The Big Book of Pride Flags . 2022-06-21 . Jessica Kingsley Publishers . 978-1-83997-259-1 . en.
  3. Book: Decker . Julie . The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality . Skyhorse.
  4. Web site: What are the colors of the Asexual Flag? What to know about meaning and asexual identity . 2024-01-23 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  5. Web site: Petronzio . Matt . June 13, 2014 . A Storied Glossary of Iconic LGBT Flags and Symbols (Gallery) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403014428/https://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/#co._PVJ5mgqY . April 3, 2019 . July 17, 2014 . Mashable.
  6. Web site: February 20, 2012 . The Asexuality Flag . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917010329/https://www.asexualityarchive.com/the-asexuality-flag/ . September 17, 2021 . September 26, 2021 . Asexuality Archive.
  7. Book: . Ace and Aro Journeys . Jessica Kingsley Publishers . 2023 . 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 . en . 1 . 4 . 422–430 . 10.1037/sgd0000058 . 2329-0390.
  9. Web site: Performing Asexy: Asexual Identity and Neo-Burlesque in Mississippi, Texas, and Florida . 2024-01-23 . ProQuest . en.
  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 . 10.2979/jfolkrese.60.2_3.09 . 1543-0413.
  11. Web site: Sobel . Ariel . June 13, 2018 . The Complete Guide to Queer Pride Flags . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180628185105/https://www.advocate.com/pride/2018/6/13/complete-guide-queer-pride-flags#media-gallery-media-8 . June 28, 2018 . June 28, 2018 . The Advocate.

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