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The Rainbow Flag — a Symbol That Includes
Not all rainbows stand for LGBTIQ+
I see colourful flags all over the world, but there is something that bothers me.
Equality, acceptance, unity — they say.
But honestly, I do not feel included in this.
Yes, it includes all the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender — but it doesn’t include me. Isn’t this supposed to be about integrity? About union? Why do we then keep creating symbols which separate?
Instead, we should create symbols that represent all of humanity.
And stop dividing us into races, genders, colours, countries, opinions or beliefs.
Living in Colombia, my good friend and partner Luis Tibagua brought me in contact with a very different rainbow flag, which resonated a lot more with me and taught me something about real integrity and unity. And I began to study with him.
It was that moment I realised, that the Gay Pride Flag was actually the last of all the rainbow flags invented, but somehow took all the other ones over in a heartbeat.
There exist many more rainbow flags which are much older than the Gay Pride Flag. But nowadays, the rainbow is more and more connected to the LGBTIQ+ movement.
