Transmasculine Pride Flag
Identity Pride Flag ·
A seven-stripe symmetrical pride flag for transmasculine identity. Pink outer stripes represent how transmasculine people were perceived as female at birth, while graduating blue stripes toward the center represent the transition toward and spectrum of masculinity. The creator is unknown. The flag was submitted anonymously 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
- transmasculine
Also known as
- Transmasc Pride Flag
- Trans Man Pride Flag
- FTM Pride Flag
- transmasculine
- transmasc
- trans man
- FTM
Archive categories Gender Identity Pride Flags
Overview
To provide a pride symbol specifically for transmasculine experience, distinct from the broader transgender flag.
The transmasculine flag was submitted anonymously to the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us. It was designed as a complementary pair with the transfeminine flag, with the two flags using inverse color arrangements (transmasc: pink outside, blue inside; transfem: blue outside, pink inside). The pride-color-schemes Tumblr blog noted that some people find the color assignments counterintuitive, remarking the flags 'look like they should be swapped.' [1][2][3]
Identity & Context
- Represented Identity
- transmasculine
- Subcommunity
- transgender umbrella
Creators
Attribution
- Additional Designers
- Pride-Flags DeviantArt (5-stripe alternate, June 14 2016), u/throwawayacountyay (4-stripe alternate, April 22 2019), lavendroused (7-stripe with emblems, April 27 2020), queerautism (sun symbol variant, July 18 2020)
Attribution notes
The creator of the primary transmasculine flag is unknown. It was submitted anonymously to the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us and was originally intended as a flag for trans men. The earliest confirmed appearance is around April-July 2015. Multiple alternate designs exist. The flag is designed as a complementary pair with the transfeminine flag, believed to share the same anonymous origin. [1][2]
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 April-July 2015. [1][2]
Dates & Chronology
- Year Created
- First public use
- Period in Use
- 2015-present
The flag circulates widely in online transgender and transmasculine communities. It appears in institutional pride flag guides and numerous wiki resources. [1][4]
Multiple alternate designs exist, including a 5-stripe version by Pride-Flags DeviantArt (2016) with documented symbolism (indigo for strength, mid-blue for masculinity, powder blue for 'rebirth' of transitioning), and a detailed 7-stripe version with rose and lion emblems by Tumblr user lavendroused (2020). [5][6]
Lineage
- Direct predecessors
- Transgender Pride Flag
Designed as a complementary pair with the transfeminine flag. Both draw directly from the transgender pride flag's color language (pink for femininity, blue for masculinity). The transmasculine flag has pink at the edges graduating to blue at center (masculinity at the core), while the transfeminine flag reverses this arrangement. [1][2]
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
- Transmasculine Pride Flag
Colors & Symbolism
The symmetrical design represents the transmasculine experience through color progression. Pink outer stripes represent how transmasculine people were perceived as female or assigned female at birth. The graduating blue stripes toward the center represent the transition toward and spectrum of masculine identity. [1][2]
| Colour | Hex | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | #FF8ABD | Femininity, how transmasculine people were perceived at birth. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com and pride_palette CSS library. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Very Light Blue | #CDF5FE | Beginning of transition toward masculinity. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Light Blue | #9AEBFF | Progress toward masculine identity. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Blue | #74DFFF | Full masculine identity at the core. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Light Blue | #9AEBFF | Mirrored from position 3. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Very Light Blue | #CDF5FE | Mirrored from position 2. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com. Not creator-issued. [4] |
| Pink | #FF8ABD | Mirrored from position 1. [1] | Circulating values from flagcolorcodes.com and pride_palette CSS library. Not creator-issued. [4] |
This flag has no official digital palette. Color values shown are approximate.
The flag has no officially confirmed symbolism from the anonymous creator. The widely accepted interpretation described above is community-attributed. The design deliberately echoes the transgender pride flag (Monica Helms, 1999). [1]
Hex values are circulating community values from flagcolorcodes.com and GitHub CSS libraries. Slight variations (off by 1-2 values) exist between sources. No creator-issued values are available since the creator is anonymous. [4]
Design
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Orientation
- horizontal
- Stripe Count
- 7
- Layout
- horizontal stripes
- Stripes (Top → Bottom)
- Pink, Very Light Blue, Light Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Very Light Blue, Pink
Fully mirrored/symmetrical around the center stripe. Two pink stripes at edges, five blue stripes graduating darker toward center (three distinct shades). [1]
Seven equal horizontal stripes with four unique colors mirrored around the center. [1]
Seven horizontal stripes in a symmetrical arrangement: pink at top and bottom edges, graduating through very light blue and light blue to a saturated blue center stripe. The gradient from lighter to darker blue represents the spectrum of masculine identity.
Usage & Adoption
- First Users
- Online transgender and transmasculine communities
- Online Usage
- Tumblr, DeviantArt, Reddit, LGBTQIA+ identity wikis
- Current Status
- active
Widely recognized in online transmasculine communities. Appears in numerous wiki resources and pride flag guides. [1]
Discourse & Debates
- Some people find the color arrangement counterintuitive (pink outside for a transmasculine flag), suggesting the transfeminine and transmasculine flags 'look like they should be swapped.' The design logic is that the outer color represents assigned sex at birth and the inner color represents core identity. [3]
Common confusions
- May be confused with the transfeminine flag, which uses the same colors in inverse arrangement (blue outside, pink inside). [1]
Transmasculine is an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who identify with masculinity. It includes trans men, nonbinary masculine individuals, and others on the transmasculine spectrum.
Footnotes & Citations
Sources and footnotes 7 sources
- 1. Transmasculine. LGBTQIA+ Wiki. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 2. Trans Man / Transmasculine (1). Pride-Flags (archival repost). DeviantArt (2015-07-04). Accessed 2026-03-31
- 4. Transmasculine flag color codes. Flag Color Codes. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 5. Trans Man / Transmasculine (3). Pride-Flags. DeviantArt (2016-06-14). Accessed 2026-03-31
- 6. Transmasculine flag with emblems. lavendroused. Tumblr (2020-04-27). Accessed 2026-03-31
- Transmasculine. Library.LGBT. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 3. Trans Woman/Transfeminine and Trans Man/Transmasculine. pride-color-schemes (Tumblr). Accessed 2026-03-31
Image Sources
- Rendering
- seven-stripe standard