"I wouldn’t call myself an artist, but I’ve dabbled with drawing and bits of Photoshop, so I decided to create it myself. Throughout the month of June, you’ll likely see a bunch of different pride flags either carried in Pride parades, posted up in the neighborhood, or shared across social media. Originally an 8 color flag, this moving symbol was created by veteran, Gilbert Baker, after Harvey Milk asked him to come up with a symbol of pride for the gay community. This flag has gone through many changes since its debut in 1977. I found genderfluid to be fitting but was disappointed with the lack of symbolic representation," Poole said. This is the most common flag seen flown at pride festivals and other LGBTQIA+ events. At the time I knew genderqueer fit me, but it still felt too broad. "I had been trying to find an identity that fit me. In an interview with Majestic Mess Designs, Poole said they created the flag because genderfluidity lacked a symbol and the term "genderqueer" didn't exactly fit. Pride flags that represent communities such as the Straight Ally Pride Flag, Lesbian Pride Flag, Demisexual Pride Flag, and Two-Spirit Pride Flag were also. Purple: Represents both masculinity and feminity Among the gay pride flag there is other pride flags that represent different pride groups. The first gay pride flag was created by Gilbert Baker. Each of the colors represent a different aspect of life. Today’s gay pride flag has only six colors. The flag was created by JJ Poole in 2012 according to OutRight Action International. The very first gay pride flag made its first appearance in 1978. How often someone's identity shifts depends on the individual. People who are genderfluid don't identify with one gender, but rather their gender identity shifts between male, female, or somewhere else on the spectrum.