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#OnThisDay 27 years ago, Navy Veteran and trans rights activist Monica Helms created the original transgender flag. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this symbol of pride and visibility as #TransgenderFlagDay 🏳️‍⚧️ #NOH8
#OnThisDay 27 years ago, Navy Veteran and trans rights activist Monica Helms created the original transgender flag. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this symbol of pride and visibility as #TransgenderFlagDay 🏳️‍⚧️ #NOH8
August 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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It was flown publicly for the first time at a Pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2000.

On August 19, 2014, Helms donated the original, historic flag to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

#TransFlagDay #TransgenderFlagDay
August 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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#TransHistoryMonth #TransgenderFlagDay

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. . . [Image Description: A color photo of Monica Helms holding the trans flag. The photo fades to black with the following quote in white text "The pattern [of the trans flag] is such that, no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our own lives." Image by Have A Gay Day. End ID]. #TransHistoryMonth #TransgenderFlagDay
August 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Transgender Flag Day celebrates the first time the trans flag was flown at a Pride event in 2000, representing pride and the fight for visibility in public spaces. Here are six books about LGBTQ+ flags. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
Book list in ALT text.

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Trans Flag Day Book list Posted by @pineolisa MORE THAN JUST A FLAG by Monica F. Helms THE BIG BOOK OF PRIDE FLAGS by Jessica Kingsley & Jem Milton OUR FLAG MEANS PRIDE: A BRIEF GUIDE TO LGBTQIA+ PRIDE FLAGS by Stephen White & Eve White-Chapero COFFEE TABLE BOOK OF PRIDE FLAGS: DISCOVERING THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY THROUGH ART by Jennifer Frederick THE ABC's OF PRIDE FLAGS by KayCee Counts A POCKET GUIDE TO PRIDE FLAGS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF QUEER COMMUNITY SYMBOLS by Sindri Sparkle Freyja Bjarnabur
August 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Vandaag is het Transgender Flag Day. Dus hang je transvlag uit!🏳️‍⚧️

De vlag in de afbeelding is de originele transgendervlag in The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Ontworpen door Monica Helms en gepubliceerd op 19 augustus 1999.

#TransgenderFlagDay #Transvlag #Transgender #Trans
Een foto van de originele transgendervlag. De vlag heeft vijf strepen in de kleuren: lichtblauw, lichtroze, wit, lichtroze, lichtblauw. De vlag ligt een kwartslag gedraaid in een vitrine in The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Boven de foto staat de zwarte tekst: "Fijne Transgender Flag Day!". Onder de foto staat, in het zwart, de datum: "19 Augustus 1999". Om de foto en tekst heen staat het kader van Transistor. Het kader bestaat uit een witte rand. Met daaromheen vier wazige diagonale strepen in de kleuren paars en de drie transkleuren lichtblauw, lichtroze en wit. Linksboven in het kader staat het tekstlogo van Transistor Arnhem. De tekst "Transistor" is paars met een zwarte rand. De tekst "Arnhem" is zwart. In het kader onder de datum staat de zwarte tekst: "De Arnhemse Transcommunity". Deze tekst staat tussen twee transsymbolen in. Rechtsonder in het kader staat het radiootje als logo van Transistor Arnhem.
August 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Today is Transgender Flag Day. So fly your trans flag!🏳️‍⚧️

The flag in the image is the original transgender flag in The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Designed by Monica Helms and published on 19 August 1999.

#TransgenderFlagDay #TransFlag #Transgender #Trans @mfhelms.bsky.social
A photo of the original transgender flag. The flag has five stripes in the colors: light blue, light pink, white, light pink, light blue. The flag is rotated a quarter turn in a display case at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Above the photo is the black text: "Happy Transgender Flag Day!". Below the photo, in black, is the date: "19 August 1999". Surrounding the photo and text is the Transistor frame. The frame consists of a white border. Around this are four blurred diagonal stripes in the colors purple and the three trans colors: light blue, light pink, and white. In the upper left corner of the frame is the text logo of Transistor Arnhem. The text "Transistor" is purple with a black border. The text "Arnhem" is black. In the frame below the date is the black text: "De Arnhemse Transcommunity". This text is positioned between two trans symbols. In the lower right corner of the frame is the radio as the logo of Transistor Arnhem.
August 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️😎🏳️‍⚧️ #TransgenderFlagDay
August 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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#OnThisDay we celebrate #TransgenderFlagDay. Twenty-six years ago, transgender activist & Navy veteran Monica Helms designed the first transgender flag.
Today, the flag is used by transgender individuals & allies alike to signify their identity, show their pride, & unite behind their community.
August 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
noh8campaign.bsky.social
#OnThisDay 25 years ago, Navy veteran and trans rights activist Monica Helms created the original transgender flag. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this symbol of pride and visibility as #TransgenderFlagDay #NOH8
#OnThisDay 25 years ago, Navy veteran and trans rights activist Monica Helms created the original transgender flag. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this symbol of pride and visibility as #TransgenderFlagDay #NOH8
August 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Happy #TransgenderFlagDay, btw!

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August 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Happy #Transgenderflagday 🏳️‍⚧️ This is why I need to grow out my facial hair. 🧔

#trans #selfie
August 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Happy #transgenderflagday!

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August 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Thank you so much to the Atlanta Eagle and Georgia Equality for allowing us to celebrate Monica F. Helms on Transgender Flag Day 2025!

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August 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Transgender Flag Day wordt jaarlijks gevierd op 19 augustus. Deze dag herdenkt de verjaardag van het ontwerp van de transgender vlag in 1999 door Monica Helms. Het is een dag om de transgender identiteit en de strijd voor transgender rechten te erkennen en te vieren.

#transgenderflagday #transvisie
August 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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26 years ago today, Navy veteran and trans rights activist Monica Helms created the original transgender flag. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this symbol of pride and visibility as #TransgenderFlagDay 🏳️‍⚧️ I proudly support the #Transgender #Community and #AllAreWelcome at my table 🏳️‍⚧️
August 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Transgender Flag Day
August 19

Blue represents boys and traditionally masculine idenities
Pink represents girls and traditionally feminine identities
White symbolises non-binary, gender nonconforming, and transitioning individuals

#TransgenderFlagDay #TransPride #VisibilityMatters
August 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
georgiaequality.org
REMINDER! Happening tonight in honor of #TransgenderFlagDay 🏳️‍⚧️

Join us at the Atlanta Eagle at 6:30pm for a book signing and Q&A with Monica Helms.
georgiaequality.org Georgia Equality @georgiaequality.org · Aug 12
1 week!! Join us on Transgender Flag Day, August 19, with Monica Helms, creator of the trans pride flag and local legend!

The event will take place from 6:30–9:00 PM at the Atlanta Eagle. Monica will be signing her new book, More Than a Flag, along with a Q&A.

🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-...
Promotional graphic for an event titled "More Than a Flag," celebrating Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender pride flag and an Atlanta legend. The event is 21+ and will be held on Tuesday, August 19th, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at The Atlanta Eagle. A large photo of Monica Helms is shown on the right, with a smaller historic photo of her holding the trans flag. A quote by Elliot Page reads: “The more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I thrive.” A note encourages honoring Monica before she begins a new chapter in Costa Rica. QR codes at the bottom link to a GoFundMe, event page, and a page to buy her book. Sponsors include The Atlanta Eagle, Georgia Equality, and others. The background features the blue, pink, and white stripes of the transgender flag.
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM