Do you know if pride flags are universal? Just wondering if any other countries use flags that have been created there. I'm guessing not because I think maybe we'd see them on Tumblr, but I also realize that lack of evidence on Tumblr doesn't make that a certainty☺️ anyway, I thought this blog would be a good place to ask. Also, I guess where were all the current standards designed?
Depending on what one thinks of in regard to pride flags (the progress flag, the rainbow flag, the asexual flag, etc.) they are fairly universally used. There is photographic evidence of them being used globally to represent queerness around the world!
That being said, there are customizations galore, both to represent individuality and intersectionality. This can mean similar colours but different configurations, additional elements added to flags, or multiple flags melded.
Flags in general usually start with an individual design from an individual person, such as the rainbow flag by Gilbert Baker. But localizing the rainbow design to represent a more specific intersection of identities is relatively common!
While researching, I found this great resource for localized versions of the rainbow flag and their individual uses and meanings: https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qq-rb_v.html
Here are some that I enjoyed learning about!
Dominican Republic gay pride
Hong Kong LGBT Flag
Lebanese gay flag (Lebanon)
LGBT Flag (South Korea)
I want to thank you for asking this because researching it was an enlightening experience for me! I enjoyed learning about it and am excited to share this information!
It's February 27 - you may have heard it's "Dominican Independence Day".
Here's some "food for thought".
Let's question why Dominican Republic's official "Independence Day" celebrates being separated from Haiti.
Why not instead celebrate any of the times Spain's colonizing forces were defeated or when slavery was abolished - especially when Haiti was an ally?
Why not truthfully highlight the damage Spain and United States did with their colonialism, instead of scapegoating Haiti?
Let's question how pro-colonial antiblack D.R. nationalist propaganda has been normalized.
"When is the real Dominican Independence Day? Is there just one day? Why is the separation from the first Black nation so fervently celebrated more than the independence from European colonization? How do Dominicans celebrate our independence day? And why are so few people educated on the important series of events that comprise our independence history?"