The History and Politics of the “Straight” Pride Flag

If you were wondering, yes, there are actually “straight” pride flags — several, in fact.

The LGBTQ+ flag is a bold, colorful symbol that represents the various identities within the community.

There are many umbrella flags, but one of the most common is the Progress Pride flag, which embraces intersex, asexual, and Two-Spirit identities.

These flags are intended to show that the person flying them supports LGBTQ+ rights, although individual flags representing different identities, such as lesbian and pansexual flags, are also popular.

Is there a “straight” pride flag?

Just like people who repeatedly ask “When is International Men’s Day?” on International Women’s Day, or say “All Lives Matter” instead of Black Lives Matter, we can see that the “straight” Pride flag exists, and it looks just like you’d expect it to: a copy of the Pride flag, but with the colours and meaning erased.

The most common version of the straight pride flag is simply a flag made up of black and white horizontal bars, as seen above, which is an attempt to copy the classic LGBTQ+ pride flag without any flair or creativity.

Another variation has the male and female gender symbols placed in the center of the flag, which can sometimes be a bit more colorful, like the one pictured above.

It’s sometimes called the “straight flag,” but all of the variations have one thing in common: they’re all symbolic of straight pride, a counter-movement to LGBTQ+ pride.

Why does a “straight” pride flag exist?

The “straight” pride flag was created as a result of an attempted vandalism attempt in direct imitation of the pride flag.

This “straight” pride flag is not officially recognized or in circulation, but United Russia, the Russian political party of President Vladimir Putin, raised the flag in 2015 on Peter and Fevronia Day (Day of Family, Love and Sincerity).

The bill was a response to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States earlier that year.

While there is no unified community organization for national Pride marches, there have been some attempts to hold “straight” Pride marches, such as the 2019 march in Boston led by Super Happy Fun America.

Reactionary “straight” pride marches have been around since the 1980s and are often used as an anti-gay stance to mock the LGBTQ+ community.

More recently, the “Super Straight” identity has also been introduced.

The term, which refers to heterosexual people who would never have sexual relations with transgender people, has gained traction online, especially on Reddit and 4chan.

The flag, which is half orange and half black and mimics the Pornhub logo, has been linked to online hate speech and transphobia.

Are there any straight ally flags?

There is also the Straight Ally Pride Flag, which combines the rainbow colors of the Straight Ally Flag and the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag, sometimes in the shape of an “A” to represent allyship.

The exact origins of the flag are unknown, but it is believed to have started circulating in the late 2000s.

The flag is intended to represent heterosexual allyship with the LGBTQ+ flag by combining indicators of each group.