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LESBIAN FLAG IS MOST POPULAR IN THE UK! FLAG MAKERS HAVE BEEN DOING some research on Google Search Trends to find out which LGBTQ+ flag is the most popular in the UK right now. The analysis gave them some insightful knowledge and showed that in fact the Lesbian flag is the most popular with 32,160 Google searches in the past year. They have a created a top 15 list of popular flags in the UK; including explaining each flag on their site! Top 15 list Rank LGBTQ+ Flags 1 Lesbian Flag 2 Bisexual Flag 3 Asexual Flag 4 Pansexual Flag 5 Pride Flag 6 Straight Flag 7 Transgender Flag 8 Polyamorous Flag 9 Straight Ally Flag 10 Non-Binary Flag 11 Progress Flag 12 Gender Fluid Flag 13 Intersex Flag 14 Polysexual Flag 15 Pony Flag
Google Searches 32,160 26,832 25,824 22,596 21,216 20,592 19,236 13,308 12,708 12,168 11,976 10,524 8,928 7,632 6,540
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Wondering what each flag represents? Here’s Flagmakers’ guide to pride! Lesbian Flag This flag features various shades of pink, white and red to represent women - the colours also represent the independence from men. Bisexual Flag This flag was created to give further recognition to bisexual people within the LGBTQ+ community. The lovely thing about this flag is that the stereotypical colours for men (blue) and women (pink) overlapped together creating a purple. Asexual Flag This flag acts as an emblem and identifier for people who have a lack of sexual attraction to all genders, the flag also incorporates the colour purple to represent the wider LGBTQ+ community and the place Asexual people have there. The black and grey stand for asexuality and demi-sexuality, whilst the white represents non-asexual partners and allies for the
