Sunset Lesbian (WLW) Pride Flag

Featuring seven different shades of pink, orange, white and red, this sunset flag is the one most commonly used to represent the lesbian community.

Did you know:

• Other variations of the lesbian flag include flags specifically for butch lesbians and labrys lesbians, who did not feel completely represented by the feminine colours used in this flag.
• There is also a five stripe variation of this flag.
• The word “lesbian” quite literally means resident of the island Lesbos; the word became synonymous with women who like women in reference to the island’s most famous resident, Sappho, who was a female poet know for writing love poems to other women around 600 BCE.

The colours represent...

• Darkest orange symbolises gender non-conformity
• Middle orange represents independence
• Lightest orange stands for community
• White portrays unique relationships to womanhood
• Lightest pink: shows serenity and peace
• Middle pink represents love and sex
• Darkest pink symbolises femininity

Flag Spec:

• Flag size: 1500 x 900mm
• Finished with D-rings (Other finishings available on request)
• Printed single sided with mirror image show through to the reverse on 115 gsm 100% polyester

See also our labrys lesbian, butch lesbian and gay male Pride flags.