Flags Importer Polysexual Pride Flag 3 x 5 ft Polyester

Pink, green and blue, stacked in three even bands: the polysexual flag is simple to read once you know what it stands for, and the Flags Importer Polysexual Pride Flag shows it off at a generous 3 × 5 ft. It suits anyone who is attracted to several genders but not necessarily all of them, and it also works as a quiet sign of support from friends and family.

Reading the polysexual flag colours

A Tumblr user known as Samlin posted the design in the early 2010s. Each band has a straightforward meaning. Pink represents attraction to women and female-identified people. Blue represents attraction to men and male-identified people. Green, in the middle, represents attraction to people outside the male and female binary. The structure deliberately echoes the pansexual flag, with green standing in for yellow, which is a useful way to explain the difference: both flags cover attraction beyond the binary, but polysexual people describe attraction to many genders rather than to all or regardless of gender.

Polysexual, polyamorous and pansexual

The word "poly" trips people up. Polysexual is about who you're attracted to. Polyamorous is about having more than one consensual relationship, and the polyamory flag uses blue, red and black with a gold pi symbol. Pansexual, meanwhile, uses the same pink-and-blue framework with a yellow middle stripe. If you're building a display for a club or a pride table, it can help to hang the polysexual and pansexual flags side by side with a short label under each. Add the omnisexual flag and you have the three most-asked-about multi-gender designs in one row.

Visitors at a table will often ask the same few questions: what does green mean, is it the same as bi, and is it about relationships. A small printed card answering those three saves you repeating yourself all afternoon, and it gives shy visitors something to read without having to ask.

Putting it in a window

Because the colour is dye-sublimated through the polyester from one printed side, light from behind makes the stripes glow, which is why this flag looks good in a window. Fix it inside the frame using the two metal grommets on the header tape, either on small cup hooks screwed into the top of the frame or on removable adhesive hooks. Facing the printed side outward gives passers-by the brightest view, while the room side shows the same bands a shade softer. Keep it a few centimetres off the glass on hot days so it doesn't stick to condensation.

Storing it between events

Roll the flag around a cardboard tube instead of folding it tightly, so you don't set hard creases across the stripes. Make sure it's completely dry first, and keep it away from damp basements. An old pillowcase makes a handy breathable bag that keeps dust off. The edges are double-stitched with four rows at the fly end, so with gentle handling it should come out looking tidy each season.

Specifications

• Brand: Flags Importer
• Design: three equal horizontal stripes: pink, green, blue
• Size: 3 × 5 ft (about 91 × 152 cm)
• Material: polyester
• Print: dye-sublimated on one side; the colour shows through to the back
• Hanging: header tape with two metal grommets
• Edges: double-stitched, with four rows of stitching on the fly end

Explore the rest of our identity flags in the LGBTQ+ Pride collection.