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[[File:Gay Pride Flag.svg|thumb|The
[[File:Original pride flag.png|thumb|Original LGBT+ flag, by Gilbert Baker.|179x179px]]
[[File:9-stripe flag.gif|thumb|Inclusive LGBT+ flag, also by Gilbert Baker.]]
[[File:More color more pride.png|thumb|Philadelphia's 'More Color, More Pride' flag.]]
[[File:Progress pride flag.png|thumb|Progress pride flag.]]
[[File:Sex worker inclusive progress pride flag.jpg|thumb|Sex worker inclusive progress pride flag.]]
[[File:Ultimate flag.png|thumb|The "mega LGBT+" flag.]]
'''LGBT+''' or '''GLBT+''' stands for [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]], [[Bisexual]], [[Transgender]], with the plus standing for anyone not included under the main four categories. The term has been used since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, marking the inclusion of transgender people in the community. It is the most commonly used term to refer to the community and it is intended to emphasize a diversity of sexuality and [[gender]] identity-based cultures. The term can be used to refer to anyone who is not [[Straight|heterosexual]] or not [[cisgender]], instead of exclusively to people who are [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], or [[transgender]].
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== Flags ==
Flags have been made over a variation of years, due to updates and changes being made within the community. The original rainbow pride flag
Over the next two years, its design was changed for different reasons. At the time, hot pink was a non-standard color in flag fabric production, and deemed too costly to reproduce. The turquoise and indigo stripes were also dropped in favor of royal blue when organizers of San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade wanted to split the flag in half to fly across the street and wanted equal stripes on both sides.
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The progress pride flag was coined in 2018 by Graphic designer Daniel Quasar in order to show progress and inclusion of [[QPoC|queer POC]] and [[TPoC|trans POC]]. Since then more variants of the progress flag have arisen.
The 'ultimate queer flag', or 'mega LGBT+ flag' was coined by a [[User:Cryptocrew|user going by Adora]] on January 26th of 2021. On the top, the blue is for [[transmasculine]], the pink is for [[transfeminine]], the white is for any [[outherine]]/[[xenic]] genders, the intersex flag is for all
File:Bi inclusive progress pride flag.png|Bi inclusive progress flag.
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