Relationship with other men, and this needs Reality there are so so many different ways to be a man and so many ways to be a man who loves or who is in a We’re so often stereotyped as allįitting into these neat little categories,Įspecially by those who choose to fetishize us & by non-MLM, but in The purple ( Fortitude) and indigo ( Diversity) in the flag representĭiversity in presentation, relationships, & life experience. Roles our trans and GNC family have played in building our history and to honor them. In LGBT spaces, it’s more important than ever to remember the crucial Similar to other flags but at this point in time, where the battle for what should be basic human rights for trans people is ongoing, even I am aware that a white middle stripe may make people think it’s too
Masculinity directed towards GNC/non-cis men in our community that we need to We have a lot of unadressed and blatant Transphobia, internalized Homophobia, and Toxic The white stripe is adopted from the Trans Pride flag because trans, nb, and GNC men are often erased or talked over and need explicit representation. Have historically used green flowers and plants ( Carnations, hyacinths, etc.) to symbolize our love, “unnatural” in the eyes of society and in religion. Thought this was important because love between men is often seen as The green ( Community) and teal ( Joy) in the flag represent Nature. Stripe meanings were inspired by my personal research of LGBT+ history, my (and others) experiences as gay men, and the meanings on Gilbert Baker’s original rainbow flag which I love dearly and hold close to my heart, this flag is not meant to replace or erase it in any way! I would love for them to be used in tandem like I personally do.
This is the old version, I’ve changed the wording because people don’t know how to not be shitty to others & because black on darker purple is hard on some people’s eyes. (Note: You might have seen a different version of the flag with the stripe meanings floating around that has “GNC & Trans Men” on the white stripe and non-green text on the bottom. Many people are unhappy with the current popular proposed flag because of a variety of reasons (no meaning behind the stripes, seemed to be “lipstick lesbian but blue for boys instead of pink for girls”, etc.) so I decided to make a similar proposal to address some of these issues.įirst is that I’ve added meanings to each stripe and to each overall color on the flag. Росси́я, Portuguese / Português, Spanish / Español, Polish / Polski, French / Français All pages will be linked on this pinned post as well. ( When directly linking to the blog, please use “ ”instead of “” to avoid Tumblr URL issues.
Where to buy physical flags + pride merchĬurrently : Archive blog that attempted to track every single edit/icon/combo flag, will not be rebooted due to me not being able to keep up with it
This flag and the illustration of the rooster are in the public domain. Rooster in the colors of the MLM flag by Raymond Roach.
Raymond included this rooster illustration in the flag’s introduction. This flag has 5 even horizontal stripes which are colored (top to bottom): red-orange (#CD2F26), yellow (#F5CC1A), white (#F8F8F6), green (#4D8D6B), and navy blue (#063A50). He wanted to make a flag for everyone who identifies as a man who loves men. Raymond Roach (he/him) is a queer artist from Indiana.
This flag is inclusive of anyone who identifies as male full or part time and feel love for other people who identify as men, including gay, bi, pan, ace, aro, polyamorous, trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, etc. both are important but they’re definitely not at all the same thing.” The difference between power and strength is “power is how you can control the world, and strength is how you can control yourself. (Inclusive of gay, bi, pan, ace, aro, etc.) Meaning MLM or “men loving men” is a term for all men and masculine nonbinary people who are attracted to similarly masculine identified people in any sexual or romantic way.