Labrys Pride Flag

Author: Sexual Diversity
Author Contact: Sexual Diversity (SexualDiversity.org)
Published: 3rd Nov 2022 - Updated: 19th Nov 2022
Peer-Reviewed Publication: N/A
Additional References: LGBTQ+ Pride Flags Publications

Summary: Information, image, and color codes of the Labrys Pride Flag, a symbol for the lesbian feminist community adopted in the 1970s by lesbian feminists as a symbol of strength and empowerment.

Main Document

The Labrys Pride Flag is a symbol for the lesbian feminist community and was adopted in the 1970s by lesbian feminists as a symbol representing strength and empowerment. The original Labrys Pride flag was created in 1999 by graphic artist Sean Campbell and first used in 2000 as a visual element for the Pride issue of the Gay and Lesbian Times newspaper (Palms Springs edition).

Elements Featured in the Flag:

• The color violet became associated with lesbians through the representation of the violet flower as a symbol of lesbian love, which originates from a poem by Sappho about a lost love wearing a garland of "violet tiaras, braided rosebuds, dill, and crocus."
• The labrys symbol, a double-sided axe used in ancient Minoan civilization as a religious symbol often associated with female divinity and priestesses; and in European, African, and Asian matriarchal societies as both a weapon and a harvesting tool. The labrys was also often associated with the mythological Amazons.
• The labrys is superimposed within an inverted black triangle rooted in Nazi Germany. Like the pink triangle design, the black triangle was used in concentration camps to designate prisoners with anti-social behavior, including lesbians.

The Labrys Lesbian flag features three colors, violet, black and white, which include a violet background with a white labrys in a black triangle.

The Labrys Lesbian flag features three primary colors: violet, black and white. The purple in the flag represents cisgender women, while the black triangle symbolizes lesbians. The table below lists the codes of the Labrys Pride flag colors in HEX, RGB, and CMYK format.

Also see our web page regarding the Labrys Symbol, one of the signs that represents the lesbian community in addition to Lesbian Pride Flags.