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 women who are attracted to, or are emotionally involved with other women. there are many women out there now a days who prefer the term 'gay'

Also known as "the Mirror of Venus". The single symbol represents the planet Venus as well as femininity. The double woman's symbol represents woman loving woman

Derived from the astrological symbol for Mars, the Greek god of war and patron of warriors. The arrow can be seen as a phallic symbol. A double man's symbol represents man loving man.

This symbol typically starts with the sex the bisexual person and adds a male symbol on one side and a female on the other; a combination of the straight and gay symbols.

Transgendered people have two symbols to choose from:

Mercury's symbol has a cross extending down to represent femininity and a crescent moon at the top to represent masculinity. The two are placed at opposite ends of the circle to strike a balance between the male and female parts. This symbol seems to speak more to those transgendered persons who identify as intersex or androgynous.
 
The second and most obvious is a merging of the male and female symbols rather than interlocking. By putting both the cross and the arrow on the same ring, it symbolizes the male and female parts inherent in one person. This symbol is the most inclusive of the two and the most recognizable

The pink triangle, now a gay pride and gay rights symbol, was originally used to denote homosexual men as a Nazi concentration camp badge.

The Rainbow Flag first appeared in 1978, when it was flown during the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. Gilbert Baker, a San Francisco artist, designed the rainbow flag in response to a need for a symbol that could be used year after year. Baker borrowed symbolism from the civil rights and hippie movements, and created a flag that has gained worldwide recognition.  The different colors of the flag symbolize different components of the community: red for life, orange for heading, yellow for sun, green for nature, blue for art, and purple for spirit.