It was designed by a trans woman named Monica Helms in 1999. The transgender pride flag first appeared in the LGBT pride parade in Phoenix, AZ in 2000. The trans flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pinks, and one white in the center. Among the new additions are the blue, pink and white transgender flag emoji and the trans symbol. ( Lobsters against Transphobia started using the symbol because lobsters share both male and female characteristics.)īut in 2020 Unicode announced the release of 117 new emojis. Until recently, the transgender community has been using a lobster emoji to represent itself.
