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People who identify as gay men have a male gender identity, and are attracted only to men. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender men or transgender men. Some nonbinary people also identify as men to some degree ([[nonbinary man|nonbinary men]]), and also usually experience attraction to men, and so they consider themselves gay. | People who identify as gay men have a male gender identity, and are attracted only to men. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender men or transgender men. Some nonbinary people also identify as men to some degree ([[nonbinary man|nonbinary men]]), and also usually experience attraction to men, and so they consider themselves gay. | ||
Overall, most gay men have used the rainbow pride flag to represent themselves, but since it can also represent the whole LGBTQ community, several proposals for a gay-man-specific pride flag have been made, many with explicit inclusion of nonbinary gay men. It is impractical to include all | Overall, most gay men have used the rainbow pride flag to represent themselves, but since it can also represent the whole LGBTQ community, several proposals for a gay-man-specific pride flag have been made, many with explicit inclusion of nonbinary gay men. It is impractical to include all proposed flags here, so the gallery below is only a selection of those which gained some popularity and have been stated to include nonbinary men. See also [[:Category:Gay man pride flags]]. | ||
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Gay.png|The rainbow pride flag, which can represent either the entire LGBTQ community, or specifically gay men. | File:Gay.png|The rainbow pride flag, which can represent either the entire LGBTQ community, or specifically gay men. | ||
File:Gay men flag - Triton 7 stripe.png|Designed in 2019, this flag has become the most common specifically for gay men. The seven stripes represent 1. Community, 2. Healing, 3. Joy, 4. [[GNC]], [[nonbinary]], and [[trans]] men, 5. Pure love, 6. Fortitude, and 7. Diversity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gay Man Flag |author= |work=gayflagblog.tumblr.com |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 |url= https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/186181118619/gay-man-flag-russian-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%8F-portuguese}}</ref> | |||
Gay Man Flag.jpg|Designed in 2018 | File:Gay Man Flag.jpg|alt=Four horizontal bands of light blue, lime green, yellow, and grey.|Designed in 2018 | ||
Gay man flag by asexykeanu.png|Designed in 2018 | File:Gay man flag by asexykeanu.png|Designed in 2018 | ||
File:Gay men flag - eiradescent.jpg|Designed in 2019 | |||
Gay men flag - nonbinaryfinnmertens.png|Designed in 2020 | File:Gay men flag - nonbinaryfinnmertens.png|Designed in 2020 | ||
File:Gay men flag - i-do-art-i-guess.png|Designed in 2020 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||