Transgender Flag 🏳️‍⚧️
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The transgender flag emoji, depicting horizontal stripes of light blue, light pink, white, pink, and light blue. This emoji represents the transgender community and gender identity diversity. Common usage includes 'Trans rights🏳️‍⚧️' 'I came out today🏳️‍⚧️' or 'Gender identity matters🏳️‍⚧️' The transgender pride flag was designed in 1999 by American trans woman Monica Helms and was first displayed publicly at the Phoenix, Arizona Pride parade in 2000.

The light blue and pink stripes represent the traditional colors associated with boys and girls, while the white stripe in the middle represents people who are intersex, transitioning, or who identify as non-binary or gender-fluid. The design is symmetrical—the flag looks the same whether it's flown upside down or right-side up—symbolizing the idea of 'finding correctness in our own lives.' While the rainbow flag represents the broader LGBTQ+ community, the transgender pride flag specifically represents transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people.