![]() ![]() These flags also give visibility to groups within the LGBTQ+ community that historically have not been represented in the mainstream gay rights movement. Each flag has its own story of who it represents and the significance of each color or symbol. This exhibition features twenty 3 foot by 5 foot flags and two 5 foot by 8 foot flags. But each group, like each state, has their own individual flag.” “I say the Rainbow flag is like the American flag: everybody’s underneath that. ![]() So, why are there so many flags? Monica Helms, the creator of the Transgender Pride flag and a Navy Veteran says the following: The Rainbow Pride flag, some might say, is the most iconic symbol of Pride, but more than 20 LGBTQ+ flags represent different sexualities and gender identities within the broader queer community and their allies. During the month of June, in honor of Pride Month and the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, the City of Phoenix LGBTQ Employee Alliance has partnered with Phoenix Public Library to showcase a LGBTQ+ Pride Flag exhibit featuring 22 Pride flags that embody just some of the many aspects of the LGBTQ+ community.
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