On August 19th, 1999, the transgender flag was created by Monica Helms!
She is a Navy veteran, born in 1951! Her hard work brought us our most memorable symbol for the trans community. It was revealed at the 2000 Phoenix AZ Pride event.
In 2014, she donated the original Trans Flag to the Smithsonian LGBT history collection.
You can read all about her story here on a Military (dot) com article!
THANK YOU MONICA HELMS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY!
I fly your flag with PRIDE!
