Another Flag Post
The earlier flag post by u/killian_yay got my brain juices flowing.
The blue-pink flag is a unifying symbol of the community and was made with love by trans people. It's pretty awesome. However, as a trans masc person, there are some minor thoughts I have about it. For instance there are things with pink; it's just not a reminder of good experiences, it can be more of a dismissal of gender instead of representing it, and harkens to real societal pressures for many on the trans masc side. The pale color scheme itself also arguably contributes to the impression of a femme lean.
In flag design, you have several principles, including that the flag must be simple, quickly recognizable and also expressive. The pink and blue trans flag is a phenomenal flag. CGP Gray has a great video on this, using state flags:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4w6808wJcU
For the OG trans flag, there are design choices that make it, it. First, it has top/bottom, L/R symmetry. Achieved by two stripes, middle, same two stripes in reverse order. Second, it has a color scheme of darker tone outer stripes, light inner stripe, and white centerline. Third, its colors align with gender signifiers. There are many interpretations, but the colors are culturally relevant in some important way for transgender identity.
Given the principles of flags, I took a crack at it. Hopefully, these artistic impressions are recognizable as being Trans Flags and also convey their own facets of trans identity. Importantly, these ideas are meant to stand alongside and blend in aesthetically with the existing trans flag. For instance, I could have gone "more" with some of the colors, but then they don't "pop" as much as being Trans Flags. Just like the blue and pink, they can also be used by all trans and genderqueer individuals and all the trans community in general.
Worth noting, I am not a graphic designer; I am a transmasc with a laptop and a bunch of feelings that I am actively avoiding. The flags may be a little rough graphically speaking.
