Transfeminine Pride Flag
Identity Pride Flag ·
A seven-stripe symmetrical pride flag for transfeminine identity. Blue outer stripes represent how transfeminine people were perceived as male at birth, while graduating pink stripes toward the center represent the transition toward and spectrum of femininity. Designed as a complementary pair with the transmasculine flag, the creator is unknown. The flag was submitted to the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us, with the earliest confirmed appearance around April-July 2015.
Key facts
- Created
- First documented public use
- In use
- 2015-present
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Stripes
- 7
- Represented Identity
- transfeminine
Also known as
- Transfem Pride Flag
- Trans Woman Pride Flag
- transfeminine
- transfem
- trans woman
Archive categories Gender Identity Pride Flags
Overview
To provide a pride symbol specifically for transfeminine experience, distinct from the broader transgender flag.
The transfeminine flag was designed as a complementary pair with the transmasculine flag. Where the transmasculine flag has pink outside and blue inside, the transfeminine flag reverses this arrangement (blue outside, pink inside). The pride-color-schemes Tumblr blog noted that some people find the color assignments counterintuitive. [1][2]
Identity & Context
- Represented Identity
- transfeminine
- Subcommunity
- transgender umbrella
Transfeminine is an umbrella term for individuals whose gender is partially or fully feminine and does not correspond with their birth sex or assigned gender. This includes trans women and others on the transfeminine spectrum.
Creators
Attribution notes
The creator is unknown. The flag was submitted anonymously to the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us and was originally intended as a flag for trans women. It was designed as a complementary pair with the transmasculine flag and is believed to share the same anonymous origin. [1][3]
Origin
- Specific Place
- Tumblr (pride-flags-for-us)
- Place Type
- blog
- Digital Origin
- true
Digital origin; no verified physical location.
Submitted anonymously to the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us. Earliest confirmed appearance is around April-July 2015. [1][3]
Dates & Chronology
- Year Created
- First public use
- Period in Use
- 2015-present
The flag circulates widely in online transgender and transfeminine communities. [1]
Multiple alternate transfeminine flag designs exist, including a version by Pride-Flags DeviantArt (June 14, 2016) and a four-stripe version by u/throwawayacountyay (April 29, 2019). [1]
Lineage
- Direct predecessors
- Transgender Pride Flag
Designed as a complementary pair with the transmasculine flag. Both draw from the transgender flag's color language. The transfeminine flag has blue at the edges graduating to pink at center (femininity at the core), inverse of the transmasculine arrangement. [1]
Lineage tree
Every record reachable from this one through documented parent and child relationships: 2 records across 2 generations.
- Ancestor
- Transgender Pride Flag
- This record
- Transfeminine Pride Flag
Colors & Symbolism
The symmetrical design represents the transfeminine experience through color progression. Blue outer stripes represent how transfeminine people were perceived as male or assigned male at birth. The graduating pink stripes toward the center represent the transition toward and spectrum of feminine identity. [1]
| Colour | Hex | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | #73DEFF | Masculinity, how transfeminine people were perceived at birth. [1] |
| Very Light Pink | #FFE0ED | Beginning of transition toward femininity. [1] |
| Light Pink | #FFB5D5 | Progress toward feminine identity. [1] |
| Pink | #FF8CBE | Full feminine identity at the core. [1] |
| Light Pink | #FFB5D5 | Mirrored from position 3. |
| Very Light Pink | #FFE0ED | Mirrored from position 2. |
| Blue | #73DEFF | Mirrored from position 1. |
Circulating values from GitHub pride_palette CSS library. Not creator-issued. [4]
This flag has no official digital palette. Color values shown are approximate.
Stripe meanings are community-attributed. The anonymous creator published no symbolism explanation. [1]
Hex values from the GitHub pride_palette CSS library. Not creator-issued. [4]
Design
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Orientation
- horizontal
- Stripe Count
- 7
- Layout
- horizontal stripes
- Stripes (Top → Bottom)
- Blue, Very Light Pink, Light Pink, Pink, Light Pink, Very Light Pink, Blue
Fully mirrored/symmetrical around the center stripe. Two blue stripes at edges, five pink stripes graduating darker toward center. Inverse of the transmasculine flag. [1]
Seven equal horizontal stripes with four unique colors mirrored around the center.
Seven horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement: blue at top and bottom edges, graduating through very light pink and light pink to a saturated pink center stripe.
Usage & Adoption
- First Users
- Online transgender and transfeminine communities
- Online Usage
- Tumblr, DeviantArt, Reddit, LGBTQIA+ identity wikis
- Current Status
- active
Widely recognized in online transfeminine communities. [1]
Discourse & Debates
- Whether a separate transfeminine flag is needed alongside the existing transgender pride flag (Helms, 1999). One argument is that the Helms flag, while inclusive in design intent, does not visually center the specific experience of transfemininity. A counter-argument in trans community discussion is that proliferating sub-flags weakens the umbrella trans flag's political force. The database notes both positions without endorsing either.
- The relationship between 'transfeminine' as an umbrella term (covering trans women, transfeminine nonbinary people, and other MTF-spectrum identities) and 'trans woman' as a specific identity is itself contested in trans community discourse. The flag exists inside that contest.
Common confusions
- May be confused with the transmasculine flag, which uses the same colors in inverse arrangement (pink outside, blue inside). [1]
Criticisms
- Multiple competing transfeminine flag designs exist (the symmetrical seven-stripe version, a Pride-Flags DeviantArt version from June 14, 2016, and a four-stripe version posted by u/throwawayacountyay on April 29, 2019). No single design has consolidated as canonical, and the entry's choice of which to treat as primary reflects circulation patterns rather than community endorsement. [1]
Transfeminine is an umbrella term for people assigned male at birth who identify with femininity. It includes trans women, nonbinary feminine individuals, and others on the transfeminine spectrum.
Footnotes & Citations
Sources and footnotes 4 sources
- 1. Transfeminine. LGBTQIA+ Wiki. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 3. Transfeminine. LGBTQIA+ Wiki (Fandom). Accessed 2026-03-31
- 4. pride_palette CSS library. TRezendes. GitHub. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 2. Trans Woman/Transfeminine and Trans Man/Transmasculine. pride-color-schemes (Tumblr). Accessed 2026-03-31
Image Sources
- Rendering
- seven-stripe standard