After she aided in the development of a directive outlining how the VA should treat trans veterans, she wrote: "Our. The colors are traditional: "light blue, for boys, pink for girls." It's the white stripe in the middle that's arguably most significant, which she says represents "those who are transitioning, gender neutral, or intersex." The idea, she says, came to her fully formed, and was with her one morning when she woke up. By 2013, the flag design had spread outside of the US, and in 2014, her original flag was donated to the Smithsonian. Monica Helms, a trans woman, designed this flag in 1999, and it was first flown at a Pride Parade in Phoenix a year later. The US Department of Veterans Affairs says that was the same year she unveiled her trans pride flag at a Phoenix, Arizona Pride parade, years after Michael Page - creator of the bisexual flag - encouraged her to make one to represent her community. The most recognizable Pride flag is the rainbow one and it's got a fascinating history.Celebrants first raised the rainbow flag on June 25, 1978, at San Francisco's Gay Pride Day, and according to CNN, it was designed by Gilbert Baker (pictured), a friend of the state's first openly gay man elected to office. Page goes further to explain the symbolism of the Bi Flag. Monica Helms says that in 2000, she made the move to Atlanta - in part because it allowed her access to Washington, DC, where she became a trans advocate. According to Page, 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 (Bi).