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Demisexuality flag

image by Tomislav Todorović, 8 March 2020

Introduction
Flag description

See also:

Sexual orientation flags

Introduction

Demisexuality is the condition when sexual attraction can be experienced only after an emotional bond has been formed. [1,2,3,4,5] As such, it is a specific case, or rather a specific subset, of gray sexuality.
Tomislav Todorović, 8 March 2020
Sources:
[1] – Demisexuality at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_asexuality#Demisexuality
[2] – Asexual Visibility and Education Network Wiki: http://wiki.asexuality.org/Demisexual
[3] – Campus Pride website - Introduction to Asexual Identities & Resource Guide: https://www.campuspride.org/resources/introduction-to-asexual-identities-resource-guide/
[4] – Demisexuality at LGBTA Wiki: https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Demisexual
[5] – Demisexuality Resource Center website: http://demisexuality.org/articles/what-is-demisexuality/

Flag description

The flag attributed to demisexuality employs the same colors as used in the asexuality flag and their meanings are the same, but the pattern differs: [6] narrow purple horizontal stripe between white field at the top and gray field at the bottom, and a black triangle based at the hoist. One of the earliest verified examples of the flag use was at the San Francisco Pride 2017. [7] In Israel, it was hoisted in Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv together with many other sexual orientation flags in early June 2018, [8] possibly in honor of the Tel Aviv Pride, which traditionally takes place at that time every year. In Karlsruhe, Germany, the flag image appeared at the Christopher Street Day 2019, appearing on a large bilboard together with the description of orientation it represents, as was done with a number of other orientations and their flags. [9] Later same year, the flag was flown at the Cologne Pride 2019, the available photos displaying it incompletely, but still enabling its recongition. [10,11,12] As these examples reveal, the shades of gray and purple may vary, as does the ratio, which is still usually 3:5.
Tomislav Todorović, 8 March 2020
Sources:
[6] – Entity magazine website - What the Demisexual Flag Really Represents: https://www.entitymag.com/demisexual-flag-meaning/
[7] – Asexuality Archive website - Pride flags photos from San Francisco Pride 2017 and New York City Pride 2019: http://www.asexualityarchive.com/pride-flags-in-the-wind/
[8] – Trip By Trip website: https://tripbytrip.org/2018/06/05/gay-tel-aviv-pinkwashing-or-genuine/ (image: https://tripbytriporg.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/telaviv_flag_unknown.jpg)
[9] – Wikimedia Commons - Photo from Christopher Street Day in Karlsruhe on 1 June 2019: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Street_Day_in_Karlsruhe,_Spa%C3%9F_mit_Flaggen.jpg
[10] – Wikimedia Commons - Photo from Cologne Pride on 7 July 2019: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_ColognePride_-_CSD-Parade-8978.jpg
[11] – Wikimedia Commons - Photo from Cologne Pride on 7 July 2019: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_ColognePride_-_CSD-Parade-8979.jpg
[12] – Wikimedia Commons - Photo from Cologne Pride on 7 July 2019: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_ColognePride_-_CSD-Parade-8980.jpg