Queer People of Color (QPOC) Flag

Author: Sexual Diversity
Author Contact: Sexual Diversity (SexualDiversity.org)
Published: 13th Nov 2022 - Updated: 17th Nov 2022
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Additional References: LGBTQ+ Pride Flags Publications

Summary: The Queer People of Color Pride flag features the colored stripes of the Rainbow Gay Pride Flag with a central raised brown fist symbol.

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The origin of the Queer People of Color Flag is unknown, but the flag represents solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the intersection of the queer and Black communities. The flag gained notoriety in 2020 during the height of the BLM movement. The flag represents queer people of color (QPOC) and how the black community and the queer community are often woven together, both currently and in the earliest days of the Queer Liberation Movement.

The flag has become increasingly popular over the years. The raised fist sign represents unity and support as well as defiance and resistance, and the various colors of the fist represent diversity.

The Queer People of Color Flag is sometimes called the Resistance Flag, according to Them writer Matt Baume: "The modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement was touched off by queer and trans people of color, and their struggle continues to this day, with both communities seeking justice, equality, and freedom from oppression. And because many people belong to both communities, they're not two distinct causes but instead overlap."

The flag's use has mostly been in the digital sphere, but it was flown at the 2019 San Francisco Pride.

Queer People of Color Flag

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Image of the rainbow-colored background Queer People of Color (QPOC) Pride flag with a raised fist sign representing unity and support as well as defiance and resistance, and the various colors of the fist representing diversity.

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What the Queer People of Color Flag Colors Mean

In addition to the color-coded stripes listed below, a raised fist in varying shades of brown representing unity and support as well as defiance and resistance was added to the six-striped rainbow flag to represent the various colors of the "human rainbow."

Queer People of Color - Color Codes
Red	HEX = #F00000	RGB = 240, 0, 0	CMYK = 0, 100, 100, 6
Orange	HEX = #FE7E00	RGB = 254, 126, 0	CMYK = 0, 50, 100, 0
Yellow	HEX = #FFFF00	RGB = 255, 255, 0	CMYK = 0, 0, 100, 0
Green	HEX = #007A41	RGB = 0, 122, 65	CMYK = 100, 0, 47, 52
Blue	HEX = #4041FE	RGB = 64, 65, 254	CMYK = 75, 74, 0, 0
Purple/Violet	HEX = #A001BE	RGB = 160, 1, 190	CMYK = 16, 100, 0, 26
Black	HEX = #000000	RGB = 0, 0, 0	CMYK = 0, 0, 0, 100
White	HEX = #FFFFFF	RGB = 255, 255, 255	CMYK = 0, 0, 0, 0

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