Flags Importer Transgender Pride 12"×18" Stick Flag

Light blue, pink, white, pink, light blue: the Flags Importer transgender flag in 12 × 18 inches puts the five stripes of the trans pride flag on a 24 inch wooden stick. It's the size people carry at Trans Day of Visibility rallies and Pride marches, big enough to read across a street and light enough to hold aloft for hours.

The story of the transgender flag

The flag was designed by Monica Helms, a trans woman and US Navy veteran, and the original she made is now held by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Helms explained the colours simply. Light blue, at the top and bottom, is the traditional colour for baby boys; pink, next to it on each side, is the traditional colour for baby girls. The white stripe in the centre is for people who are transitioning or who consider themselves to have a neutral or undefined gender.

Because the pattern mirrors itself, the flag reads the same whichever edge is on top. Even in a hurry at a rally, there's no way to hold it upside down.

Using a 12 × 18 inch stick flag

The wooden dowel is sturdy enough to plant in a garden bed, a window box or a porch flag holder, and to wave hard at a rally. The flag is sewn around its edges and sits on a sleeve, so it won't tear off at staples. The gold-tone tip is plastic but spear-shaped, so keep it upright in crowds.

Specifications

• Brand: Flags Importer
• Flag size: 12 × 18 in
• Material: 100% polyester, printed in bright colours
• Edges: individually sewn
• Stick: 24 in wooden stick with a golden plastic spear top
• Design: light blue, pink and white stripes (five bands)

Also available as a 4 × 6 inch desk flag, a 2 × 3 ft flag and a 3 × 5 ft flag.