Transgender Vlag Dag in Amsterdam
Bij de Muziekkoepel in het Oosterpark vieren we vandaag met elkaar de Transgender Vlag Dag.
Kom gezellig langs, neem wat lekkers mee: een hapje/ drankje en deel met elkaar. Neem je trans vlag mee, maak foto´s/ video´s en laat zien dat je Trans and Proud bent.
Alvast bedankt voor je aanwezigheid.
(Na afloop laten we het park weer schoon achter.)
The Transgender Flag:
"August 19,1999 was when I created the [transgender] flag and August 19, 2014 was when I donated it to the Smithsonian. Show your colors that day." ~ Monica Helms
The most prominent of the transgender flag designs is known as the "Transgender Pride Flag" which is a symbol of transgender pride and diversity, and transgender rights.
The Transgender Pride Flag was created by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 2000.
The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center.
Helms describes the meaning of the transgender pride flag as follows:
"The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives."