No. 025 · Community
Leather pride flag
Nine black and blue stripes with a white center and a red heart, the symbol of the leather community.
- Creator
- Tony DeBlase
- Introduced
- 1989
- Design
- 9 stripes and a heart
- License
- Copyright held by the designer
What the colors mean
Black #000000
Left to the viewer to interpret.
Royal blue #18186B
Left to the viewer to interpret.
White #FFFFFF
Left to the viewer to interpret.
Red #E70039
Left to the viewer to interpret.
History
Tony DeBlase designed the leather pride flag in Chicago and first presented it at International Mr. Leather on May 28, 1989. It appeared in a pride parade for the first time in Portland, Oregon, that June.
DeBlase deliberately gave the stripes and the tilted red heart no fixed meaning, saying he would leave it to the viewer to interpret them. He also stated that the design is copyrighted.
Questions and answers
What do the colors of the Leather flag mean?
Black: Left to the viewer to interpret. Royal blue: Left to the viewer to interpret. White: Left to the viewer to interpret. Red: Left to the viewer to interpret.
Who created the Leather flag?
Credited to Tony DeBlase, 1989.
What are the Leather flag hex codes?
#000000 (black), #18186B (royal blue), #FFFFFF (white), #E70039 (red).
Can I download the Leather flag?
Not from this site. Copyright held by the designer. Tony DeBlase stated the design is copyrighted. Shown here for reference only.
Download
Copyright held by the designer. Tony DeBlase stated the design is copyrighted. Shown here for reference only.
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Where to buy
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Sources
- Leather pride flag, Wikipedia
- Leather pride flag colors, Flag Color Codes
Last reviewed 2026-10-31 by Erika Castillo, editor. Spot an error? Suggest a correction.