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 In the mid-2010s, gay activist Valentin Belyaev posted his version of the gay man flag in an initiative group in VKontakte to combat gayphobia (homophobia against men)<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220120201504/https://vk.com/wall-146511780_2722}}</ref> and on Tumblr.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20200604074354/https://valya-belyaev.tumblr.com/post/182766126702/gay-mens-flag-as-soon-as-rainbow-six-coloured}}</ref> It later spread further on the internet and especially spread in the gay activist space.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gay_men_pride_flag.png File:Gay men pride flag.png]</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220127060205/https://vk.com/wall-155654539_2050}}</ref> This flag consists of shades of azure and blue, symbolizes the diversity of the gay community and is an analog of the traditional lesbian flag, consisting of shades of rose and red.
-Another gay male flag was made by Mod Hermy of the @ask-pride-color-schemes Tumblr blog in 2017.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220216032929/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162294430961/gay-man-some-proposed-flags-to-represent}}</ref> It was based on the lipstick lesbian flag, which in turn was plagiarized from a satirical cougar pride flag. This design has been criticized for its stereotypical use of blue to represent gay men in terms of masculinity.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220120201505/https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot/2019/03/13/i-hate-this-gay-flag/}}</ref>
+Another gay male flag was made by Mod Hermy of the @ask-pride-color-schemes Tumblr blog in 2017.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220216032929/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162294430961/gay-man-some-proposed-flags-to-represent}}</ref>
+Another design that circulated was based on the lipstick lesbian flag, which in turn was plagiarized from a satirical cougar pride flag. This design has been criticized for its stereotypical use of blue to represent gay men in terms of masculinity.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220120201505/https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot/2019/03/13/i-hate-this-gay-flag/}}</ref>
-On July 10, 2019, the Tumblr Blog gayflagblog proposed a flag based off of the prior version that addressed the issues with the old one by adding symbolic and historical meanings to each color and stripe as well as allowing those in the community to offer input and propose their own changes.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/186181118619/gay-man-flag-russian-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%8F-portuguese}}</ref> The top three stripes represent community, healing, and joy. The bottom three stripes represent pure love, fortitude, and diversity. The white middle stripe is taken from the trans flag and represents all trans, non-binary, and [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] vincians/gay men. The green and teal in the flag represent nature, as love between men is often seen as “unnatural” in the eyes of society and in religion. Furthermore, gay men have historically used green flowers and plants (carnations, hyacinths, etc.) The blue-to-purple gradient on the bottom of half the flag symbolizes how some vincians might be stereotypical, some might not be, and some are in-between or fluid.
+On July 10, 2019, the Tumblr Blog gayflagblog proposed a flag based off of the prior version that addressed the issues with the old one by adding symbolic and historical meanings to each color and stripe as well as allowing those in the community to offer input and propose their own changes.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/186181118619/gay-man-flag-russian-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%8F-portuguese}}</ref> The top three stripes represent community, healing, and joy. The bottom three stripes represent pure love, fortitude, and diversity. The white middle stripe is taken from the trans flag and represents all trans, non-binary, and [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] gay men. The green and teal in the flag represent nature, as love between men is often seen as “unnatural” in the eyes of society and in religion. Furthermore, gay men have historically used green flowers and plants (carnations, hyacinths, etc.) The blue-to-purple gradient on the bottom of half the flag symbolizes how some gay men might be stereotypical, some might not be, and some are in-between or fluid.
-There are various versions of this flag, including five-stripe and six-stripe "simplified" flags as well as various color edits to make the flag more purple with warmer greens, have different shades of green to represent the carnation flower, and one that added the color pink to the flag.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220125171024/https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/629409796470276096/link-to-the-full-twitter-thread-by-ianblazquez}}</ref> Versions of the flag with the double-Mars symbol<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220122091216/https://gayflags.carrd.co/}}</ref> and the hyacinth flower<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20220124160429/https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/622372254435753984/hyacinth-gay-man-flags-pride-flags-with-historical}}</ref> have also been made.
+There are various versions of this flag, including five-stripe and six-stripe "simplified" flags as well as various color edits to make the flag more purple with warmer greens, have different shades of green to represent the carnation flower, and one that added the color pink to the flag. Versions of the flag with the double-Mars symbol and the hyacinth flower have also been made. High quality versions of all of these were posted on Imgur.<ref>{{Archive|URL=https://imgur.com/a/kfPndcP}}</ref>
-The cinthean flag, was created by monstericfag on Twitter. The meaning is as follows: navy represents depth, purple represents beauty, fuchsia represents passion, pink represents pure love, peach represents joy, and white represents trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming individuals.
+The cinthean flag was created by monstericfag on Twitter.<ref>{{Archive|URL=https://mlmflags.carrd.co/#gay-flags}}</ref> The meaning is as follows: navy represents depth, purple represents beauty, fuchsia represents passion, pink represents pure love, peach represents joy, and white represents trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming individuals.
 Another gay male flag was designed by tumblr user Chara Violet on June 5, 2021<ref>{{Archive|URL=https://charaviolet.tumblr.com/post/653203689023160320/vincian-flag}}</ref>. This flag is based on all the other flags for gay male subcultures:
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 And after all that, they all come together to form a pastel rainbow, referencing how the rainbow flag used to be the go-to for gay men, as well as how pastel/iridescence and unicorns are often used as symbols for the community.
-Another alternate vincian flag, a sunset vincian flag, was designed and proposed by FANDOM user Daemon505. The color meanings are as follows-<blockquote>Green (#239e84) represents masc and man aligning nonbinary individuals. Blue (#37a9d5) represents men. Purple (#b07be5) represents the unique way masc-/man-[[aligned]] individuals express femininity. Pink (#eb88d0) represents love, specifically men, masc and man alignined individuals who love other men, masc and man aligning individuals. Pastel orange (#f8d2c9) is for aromantic and asexual individuals.</blockquote>
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 File:Gay man.png|The gay man flag by Valentin Belyaev.
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 File:Cinthean.png|The cinthean flag.
 File:Gay man 3 by pride flags ddx2cjp-fullview.png|A gay man flag by gaymanflag on Tumblr.
-File:CharavioletVincian.png|Alternate gay man/vincian flag by tumblr user chara violet
+File:CharavioletVincian.png|A gay man/vincian flag by tumblr user chara violet
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-File:Alt Vincian Sunset Flag.jpg|An alternate, inclusive sunset vincian flag by FANDOM user Daemon505
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 == Non-typical gay men ==
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 ==Resources ==
-[[Category:Mia/Min Attraction]]
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