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I believe the reason for non-existence of a flag for heterosexuals is the same that explains the general absence of specific symbology for any majority, either ethnic, social, etc.
António Martins, 4 February 2001
image by António Martins, 30 March 2005
I have seen a proposed flag for heterosexuals. I believe the design was six horizontal stripes, N-W-N-W-N-W. The obvious reference is to the Rainbow Flag, essentially removed of its color.
Steve Kramer, 5 February 2001
I did see that design suggested at one point, but for the life of me, I can't find it now. It was, essentially, suggested by political conservatives who were generally opposed to the symbolism of a flag for a sexual orientation anyway; a quick online search indicates that many conservatives have rhetorically suggested such a symbol many times since, indicating that perhaps that is its main value.
Steve Kramer, 1 April 2005
Seems more like an anti-gay flag, or at least for sexual conservatism.
António Martins, 30 March 2005
I don't see it as either. I see the symbolism as more the yin and the yang of male and female, represented by the two most basic colours, coming together on the flag.
David Kendall, 31 March 2005
We could call it "the binarism flag." In a larger sense, since the Rainbow Flag stands generically for diversity in addition to symbolizing gay identity, this could be viewed as a complementary uniformity flag.
Eugene Ipavec, 31 March 2005
But in that case it would not be a real "heterosexual pride" flag, rather a "heterosexual supremacy" flag (it is difficult to separate these issues, especially when a majority is envolved, but it is possible), or even a flag against sexual orientation diversity.
António Martins, 3 April 2005
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 26 May 2015
An interesting "reaction" flag has resulted from the Gay Rights/Equal Marriage Movements of the early 2000s. The is called the Straight Pride Flag. It mimics the striped Gay Pride Rainbow by changing the rainbow colors into neutral shades of black, grey and white.
Pete Loeser, text from Historical Flags of Our Ancestors, 26 May 2015
Straight Ally Flag
Image by Tomislav Todorovic, 26 May 2015
A second flag is the Straight Ally Flag and is less ambivalent. Using the black-white "colors" of the heterosexual flag as a field, it adds a large rainbow colored "A" (for Ally) to indicate straight support for the Gay Pride/Equal Marriage movement.
Pete Loeser, Text from Historical Flags of Our Ancestors, 26 May 2015
image by Pete Loeser and Tomislav Todorovic, 29 July 2015
Three variants of a heterosexual flag developed by the political party United Russia can be seen here and here.
Francisco Gregoric, 27 July 2015
Similar flags have been used in France during the protests against the same-sex marriage legalization.
Tomislav Todorovic, 28 July 2015
The inscription reads "Настоящая Семья," which means "The Real Family."
Zoltan Horvath, 28 July 2015
The flags were presented 8 July 2015 in Sokolniki Park in Moscow. There were several coloured variants:
- crimson with white inscriptions
image by Pete Loeser and Tomislav Todorovic, 29 July 2015
- white with crimson inscriptions
image by Pete Loeser and Tomislav Todorovic, 30 July 2015
- blue with white inscriptions
- light green with white inscriptions
image by Pete Loeser and Tomislav Todorovic, 30 July 2015
Victor Lomantsov, 28 July 2015
These flags were indeed designed and widely used by the movement "La Manif Pour Tous," established in 2012 as a collective of associations and registered in 2015 as a political party. The flags are still in use. I should prepare a more detailed report on this one of these days.
Ivan Sache, 28 July 2015
Here are some pictures (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Invalides_26_mai_2013_d.jpg) and albums (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:La_Manif_pour_Tous) as well: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Manif_pour_tous. Its official website is: http://www.lamanifpourtous.fr/.
Esteban Rivera, 28 July 2015