Relationship orientation
Polyamorous Pride Flag
What does this flag represent?
A person who practises or is open to consensual loving or intimate relationships with more than one partner.
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Design Symbolism
The classic polyamorous flag uses blue for openness, red for love and passion, black for solidarity with closeted polyamorous people, and gold for the pi symbol.
Layout: Three horizontal bands with a gold pi symbol centred on the middle of the flag.
- Blue
- Openness and honesty among partners.
- Red
- Love and passion.
- Black
- Solidarity with people who cannot be open about polyamory.
- Gold pi symbol
- The infinite irrational number as a sign of infinite love.
Story and Usage Notes
The original polyamory flag uses blue, red and black stripes with a gold pi symbol. It predates many modern online pride-flag designs and was shared through early polyamory community networks.
Timeline Connections
Origin and Provenance
- Introduced
- 1995
- Designer / attribution
- Jim Evans
- Source confidence
- high
Created as a recognisable symbol for polyamorous people and relationships.
The blue stripe represents openness and honesty, red love and passion, black solidarity with people who conceal relationships, and the gold pi symbol references polyamory.
