Created by This Lesbian Life on 28 July 2010
Unveiled at thislesbianlife.wordpress.com
Definition
“Someone, who can be transgender or cisgender, who generally considers themself a woman who is attracted to other women.”
– The Transgender Language Primer. See the full lesbian definition.
Style Guide
This flag has 7 even horizontal stripes which are colored (top to bottom) dark pink, mid pink, light pink, white, pale red, brick red, mid red. Across the upper left corner are hot-pink lips.
Meaning
She wanted a flag for lesbians, so she made one. No symbolic meaning.
About the Creator
“I’m a lipstick lesbian that lives in NYC. I’ve been with my girlfriend for six years but we don’t even live together. I guess the UHaul truck didn’t feel like picking us up. I enjoy writing when I’m not designing clothes.”
– This Lesbian Life About page
I wouldn’t normally comment on a creator’s shortcomings, but it should be noted that this creator is racist, biphobic, and frankly just mean. I read her entire blog to confirm this. It’s honestly some of the worst remarks I’ve read. Even her recent “I’m not racist of biphobic” post is incredibly racist and biphobic. I say this because this is the most recognizable lesbian flag as of this writing. But there are many, many other options. We as a community can and should to better than supporting a creator who does not support the whole community
Sources
Lipstick Lesbian flag unveiling