Juneās Pride Month is about acceptance, equality and celebrating the work of LGBTQ+ people.
As an organisation, we support the LGBTQ+ community at this time of year (and always!). Weāre using this Month to raise awareness and educate ourselves about LGBTQ+ topics and history.
First up! – The Flag
![Original 1978 pride flag.](http://www.taicalon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Picture-1-300x225.jpg)
The LGBT rainbow flag history dates back to 1987 when San Francisco Activist Gilbert Baker designed the representative flag for the community. As time has passed and the LGBT community has grown, new variations of the LGBT flag have emerged to represent the various LGBTQ+ subcultures.
The following are the various meanings of the new flag:
RedĀ representsĀ life.
OrangeĀ representsĀ healing.
YellowĀ representsĀ new ideas.
GreenĀ representsĀ prosperity.
BlueĀ representsĀ serenity.
VioletĀ representsĀ spirit.
Black/BrownĀ representsĀ people of colour.
White/Blue/PinkĀ represents theĀ trans community.
TheĀ yellow with a purple circleĀ representsĀ intersex people.
Understanding what the flag represents is an important part of the learning process.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are important to us as we want to be a responsible social organisation that is fair and inclusive in how we engage and represent customers (i.e. tenants and leaseholders), staff and other stakeholders. If you want to know how we are doing this, please visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.