File:Gay flag.svg

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Description

Deutsch: Die Regenbogenfahne. Symbol der Lesben und Schwulen.

English: Rainbow flag. Symbol of gay pride.

Español: Bandera arco iris. Símbolo de orgullo homosexual.

العربية: علم قوس قزح. رمز للاستعراضات التي تدعوا للافتخار بالمثلية.

עברית: דגל הגאווה. סמל של תנועות השחרור של ה הומוסקסואלים, ה לסביות, ה ביסקסואלים, וה טראנסג׳נדרס.

Français : Drapeau arc-en-ciel. Symbole homosexuel.

Italiano: Bandiera arcobaleno. Simbolo dell'orgoglio omosessuale.

Nederlands: Regenboogvlag. Symbool van de homobeweging.

Русский: Радужный флаг. Символ Гей-прайда.

Polski: Tęczowa flaga. Symbol walki o prawa osób homoseksualnych.

Suomi: Sateenkaarilippu. Seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöjen symboli.

Date 26 December 2005

Source

SVG source (version of 04:11, 28 Dec 2010 — currently other colors are used):

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SHA1 message digest (version of 04:11, 28 Dec 2010):

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Author Guanaco and subsequent editors

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Image notes

The current image height, 480 pixels, was chosen to match that of standard VGA. (It also divides conveniently by 6.)
The current image width, 777 pixels, was chosen to approximate the golden ratio:

$480\varphi = 480\left(\frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}\right) = 776.656314\ldots \approx 777.$

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