I saw it in Munich, during the CSD (Christopher Street Day) Parade. This flag seems to be the most popular of the "bear pride flags" now. Also in Europe the Bear Pride Flag prevails more and more. The bear paw in the left upper corner makes additionally clear, for whom the friendship and affection is. It symbolizes the different colours of bear furs. The Bear Pride Flag is an idea from the USA, as many gay symbols. The flag consists of seven horizontal stripes (a reference to the gay pride flag?) of supposedly ursine colours: brown, light brown, very light brown, very light yellow, white, grey and black on the upper hoist, a bear pawprint spanning over four stripes. They are usually seen tacked to the wall or flown just inside the door at bars, nightclubs, and conventions which cater to that type of clientele. The Bear Flag ("bears" being gay men with an appreciation for hirsute partners) is displayed more discretely than the rainbow gay pride flag. History of the Bear Flag (and of other sexual identity flags).Image by António Martins, 3 February 2001 Keywords: sexual orientation | bear | footprint | fur | paw | byrnes (craig) | bear paw | This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website The International Bear Brotherhood Flag Sexual Orientation Flags
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