Bisexual Pride Flag

History

The Bisexual Pride Flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 with the specific intention of giving bisexual people a visual symbol comparable in clarity and recognisability to the rainbow flag. Page, a bisexual activist, noted that while bisexual people were technically included under the rainbow, the community lacked a distinct identity marker — and that this invisibility mirrored the broader phenomenon of bisexual erasure, the tendency for bisexual people to be seen as "really" gay or straight depending on their current relationship. Page unveiled the flag on December 5, 1998, through the website BiCafe. The three stripes — pink (representing same-gender attraction), lavender or purple (representing attraction to both the same and different genders), and blue (representing different-gender attraction) — were inspired by an earlier community symbol called the "biangles": a pink triangle overlapping a blue triangle, with the overlapping area appearing lavender. Page's flag translates this concept into a simpler horizontal format. The width proportions were specified: the pink and blue stripes each take up two-fifths of the flag, while the lavender stripe occupies one fifth. The flag gained wider visibility through the 2000s and 2010s as bisexual visibility campaigns grew. It remains the most widely recognised symbol of bisexual identity worldwide, though some newer designs have been proposed. Page's flag design is notable for having a precise, intentional meaning encoded in every element — the colour blending representing the blending of attractions that defines bisexuality.

Colors

Pink, Lavender, Blue

Pink represents attraction to people of the same gender; blue represents attraction to people of different genders; lavender (the overlap) represents attraction to both.

Symbols

Three horizontal stripes — pink, lavender/purple, blue