Why are there flags in the Lobby at Hawks PDX?
The Progress Pride flag is always hanging in the Hawks PDX Front Lobby. We want everyone to know that we are a Proud Queer-owned small business, and we want to show support for our LGBTQIA2S+ community.
The six-color rainbow flag was the dominant flag flown for Pride until the introduction of the Progress Pride flag.
Each color has a special meaning derived from the original eight-color rainbow flag created by Gilbert Baker back in 1978 for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day celebration. Two of the eight colors have been removed since.
You may see this flag in the background of product photos.
A flag design for gay men (men who love men) featuring green, teal, white, blue, and purple stripes, was designed by Tumblr user 'gayflagblog,' a disabled trans man.
Two versions, with seven and five stripes respectively, were released on July 10, 2019.
The colors from turquoise to green represent community, healing and joy; the white stripe in the middle is an iteration of Monica Helms' trans flag, design and includes people who are transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming, or non-binary; and the colors blue through purple represent pure love, strength, and diversity.
This flag will hang in the window closest to the front door during the male-only events. (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and the applicable Saturday events)
The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian). The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi). The key to understanding the symbolism of the Bi Pride Flag is to know that the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the 'real world,' where bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities.
The Bi flag hangs on Sundays and Tuesdays for our Bi Nights.
The Bi flag can also be seen on Fridays for Friday Mixer.
The flag was created by American Trans woman Monica Helms in 1999.
Helms describes the meaning of the transgender pride flag as follows: The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.
Trans flag hangs in our lobby every 1st & 3rd week of the month.
The design (created by Paul Witzkoske) is a field of simple horizontal stripes with a paw print in the upper left corner — a layout similar to the leather pride flag. The colors represent the furs of different bear species throughout the world as a sign of inclusivity.
The Bear Pride flag can be seen hanging in our lobby the weeks before our Bears & Cubs events. (2nd & 4th Saturdays)
The Puppy-play flag represents members of the Pup Community. The design takes inspiration from the Leather Pride Flag, but with the stripes on the diagonal and a red bone in the center. The central white stripe is large to reflect the community's diversity, whilst the bone speaks for itself!
The Pup Play flag hangs in our lobby for the week prior to Puppy Pile-Up on the 5th Saturday of the month.