[ ID: a screenshot of a tweet by @theemilygwen on twitter. the caption reads: "if i'm remembering correctly, today, june 3, is the 5 year anniversary of my lesbian pride flag design (followed by a blushing smiling emoji)". the images attached to the tweet are the orange and pink lesbian pride flag. the first image is only the stripes, while the second image has black text describing the meaning of each stripe. the stripes, from top to bottom, are labelled: "gender non-conformity, independence, community, unique relationships to womanhood, serenity and peace, love and sex, femininity". end ID. ]
happy pride month! it's the 5 year anniversary of the orange and pink lesbian pride flag being unveiled to the world, but its creator (emily gwen) is still struggling financially despite big corporations using their flag this month. while inclusion and acknowledgement of lesbian pride and history is important (and g-d knows the old lesbian flag had a lot of issues), it's better to keep existing lesbians alive and cared for so that we can actually. y'know. be here to express that pride.
if you want to help emily gwen out financially, you can find their ko-fi here to send them money directly. you can also buy some 'official' lesbian pride merch (as well as some other cool stuff) from their store, available here.
