Lesbian flags arepride flags used to symbolise thelesbian community. Since the design of thelabrys lesbian flag in 1999, many designs have been proposed and used, including the controversiallipstick lesbian flag, which some describe as excludingbutch lesbians. The 2018 Orange-Pink lesbian flag is most widely used by the community today.

The Labrys lesbian flag consists of alabrys (a double-headed axe) superimposed on an invertedblack triangle, set against aviolet background. It was designed in 1999 by graphic designer Sean Campbell, and published in June 2000 in the Palm Springs edition of theGay and Lesbian Times Pride issue.^[1][2]

Thelesbian feminist movement adopted the labrys as a symbol in the 1970s, due to its association with theAmazons of Greek mythology.^[3][4][5] The black triangle was used inNazi concentration camps as abadge of shame to mark "asocials" (includingRoma andSinti people, disabled people, and gay women).^[6][7] Some lesbiansreappropriated the symbol, similarly to thepink triangle.^[7] The color violet is associated with lesbians via the poetry ofSappho.^[8]

The lipstick lesbian flag consists of seven horizontal stripes in a gradient from dark magenta (top) to white (center) to red (bottom), with a red kiss mark superimposed in the top left corner.^[9][10] It was designed in 2010 by lesbian blogger Natalie McCray, and symbolizeslipstick lesbians—slang for highly feminine lesbians.^[11][12] The flag has not been widely adopted, as some have argued it excludesbutch lesbians, while others oppose its use due to blog posts made by McCray deemed racist, biphobic, and transphobic.^[1][13][14]

The Pink lesbian flag uses the colors of the lipstick flag, with the kiss mark removed.^[10] The flag attracted more use as a general lesbian pride flag.^[15] Its original creator is unknown.

The Orange-Pink lesbian flag (sometimes called the "sunset" flag) combines the three magenta stripes from McCray's lipstick flag with three orange stripes from abutch flag created by Tumblr userbutchspace.^{[citation needed]} This version of a flag was created byTumblr blogger Emily Gwen in 2018,^[16] and popularized by a separate Tumblr poll seeking an official flag for the community.^[17][18][19] According to Gwen, the flag's seven colors symbolize: (1) red-orange: gender non-conformity, (2) orange: independence, (3) light orange: community, (4) white: unique relationships to womanhood, (5) pink: serenity and peace, (6) dusty pink: love and sex, (7) dark rose: femininity.^[20][19]

A five-stripe version was soon derived, omitting the second and sixth stripes.^[19][21] As of 2025, the five-stripe variant has become the most commonly used lesbian flag.^[22][23]

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  Labrys lesbian flag created in 1999^[1]
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  Illustration of Lipstick lesbian flag created in 2010^[12] (This is not the original design: the kiss graphic has been modified.)
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  Pink lesbian flag with colors copied from the lipstick lesbian flag^[15]
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  Orange-pink lesbian flag derived from the pink flag in 2018^[19]
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  Five-stripes variant of orange-pink flag^[21]
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  Lesbian pride variant of thegay pride flag with thedouble-Venus symbol^[24][5]

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  Double-Venus rainbow flag atLondon Pride parade, England, 2011
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  Double-Venus rainbow flag atIstanbul Pride solidarity demonstration, Berlin, Germany, 2018
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  Labrys flag at BerlinDyke March, Germany, 2019
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  Labrys flag at Pride March, Rouen, France, 2019
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  Labrys flag atPride Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2019
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  Double-Venus rainbow flag at Berlin Dyke March, Germany, 2020

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