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image by Raúl Jesús Orta Pardo, 17 July 2004
See also:
Venezuelan Gay Pride Flag. as appear at <www.vengay.com>
(presented by Jessie Rudalsqui and reported by Lidia Coronado):
Attributes and Semiology - Consists in a field with approximated
ratio 1:2; this is, two squares of length with black background
on which appears eight triangles put in arc with stumped aureoles
on the center: four with its points oriented upwards in the
colors red, yellow, blue and black alternating with another four
with its points oriented downwards in the colors orange, green,
violet and pink. Completes the design three diagonal from
sinister to dexter with equal size in the colors yellow, blue and
red, and a white triangle with stumped aureole loaded with three
black and diagonal bars from left to right, all on the canton.
Black constitutes a tribute to the night that offers its best
things. The red, yellow, blue and black triangles alludes to the
life, the harmony, the art and the solidarity, whilst the orange,
green, violet and pink triangles represent the health, the
nature, the spirit and the pride, respectively. The stripes on
the canton remember the Venezolanity and the white triangle
represents the purity of the feeling expressed in the three
diagonal bars that, as a trilogy, alludes to three stages or
forms to love like man, woman and father of who feels represented
in it.
Historical Synthesis: - It was created as a result of the
celebration of Gay Pride Day 2002 in Venezuela to cover the
absence of a symbol which identified and represented Venezuelan
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transsexual Community befor themselves
and the rest of the world, trying add it to international symbols
already existing. The proponents of this flag describe it as
pioneering in Latin American scope and they wish also constitute
it a worthy tribute for their community that fights in favor to
the principles, rights and duties that correspond to it, without
reducing universal symbol that identifies them: rainbow flag.
Until now, we dont know if this design is official and
represents that Venezuelan Community or some entity that groups
them.
Raúl Jesús Orta Pardo, 17 July 2004