Leather gay flag

The Leather Pride flag is at the beginning of a long line of similar flags, marking a turning point in the history of the mostly gay leather and BDSM movements: moving away from secret signs and symbols (hanky cloths, for example) to more obvious and public visibility, both in the gay scene and society in general.

One such flag is the Gay Leather Pride Flag – a flag you might already have seen flown at any number of pride festivals around the world, from Milan to Cape Town and everywhere in between! Since the s, the leather subculture has utilized the leather pride flag as a symbol.