No. 005 · Sexual orientation
Bisexual pride flag
Three stripes for attraction to more than one gender, designed by Michael Page and first unveiled in December 1998.
- Creator
- Michael Page
- Introduced
- 1998
- Design
- 3 stripes
- License
- Free public use
What the colors mean
Magenta #D60270
Attraction to the same gender.
Purple #9B4F96
Attraction to more than one gender, where the pink and blue blend.
Royal blue #0038A8
Attraction to different genders.
History
Michael Page designed the flag to give bisexual people a symbol of their own, separate from the rainbow. It was unveiled on December 5, 1998, at the first anniversary of BiCafe, a bisexual community site.
Page described the purple stripe as the place where pink and blue blend, the way bi people move through both gay and straight spaces. He released it for free public use and never trademarked it.
In 2020 an organization briefly claimed ownership of the design. Community members pushed back, pointing to Page's own words, and the flag remains free for everyone.
Download
Michael Page released the flag for free public use and never trademarked it.
Where to buy
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Related flags
Sources
- Bisexual flag, Wikipedia
- Can Somebody Really Claim Ownership of the Bisexual Pride Flag?, Gay City News, 2020
- Bisexual pride flag, Flags of the World
Last reviewed 2026-10-31. Spot an error? Suggest a correction.