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| Use | Represent the South African LGBT community |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted |
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| Design | A field divided horizontally into six equal bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, surmounted horizontally from the hoist of a white pall in umbra the edge to the hoist in black[1] |
| Designed by | Eugene Brockman |
| Part of the LGBTQ series |
| LGBTQ symbols |
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| Symbols |
| Pride flags |
The gay flag of South Africa is a pride flag that aims to reflect the freedom and diversity of South Africa and build pride in being an LGBTQ South African.[2][3][4][5] It was registered as the flag of the LGBTQ Association of South Africa in 2012 and is not an official symbol of South Africa.
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- ^ "South African Flag Revealed at MCQP". Cape Town Pride. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "South Africa Gets Own Gay Flag". Queerlife South Africa. January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Gay Flag of South Africa". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
- ^ "SA to recognise gay flag". Independent Online. South Africa. South African Press Association. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.