Love is not restricted to just men and women no matter what box greater society says.

Me and my partner’s happy place on the beach, surf and mountains and sky.

I’m a proud, PROUD, Stokie “duck”. This year we celebrate the City’s Centenary…

People from any minority group can feel isolated – so meeting up with other like minded people is very important.

I have used denim because it is a fabric recognised across the world and LGBTQ+ people are part of every community…

I work at Brampton Museum situated in Brampton Park. The room we made the pennants in looked out over the beautiful park.

I am retired, I work in a group, I volunteer at various venues, I like my life

I made a carabiner as my design because in recent years lesbian communities across the world have been using them to flag…

“Stoke’s a drag” came from finding the gold and pink fabric, thinking of the exuberance, pride and energy of drag

Tam made this from African wax fabric with the idea of representing ethnic diversity and reminding us that LGBT+ people exist in every culture

My pennant symbolises my gayness and passion for gardening hence the rainbow sunflower.

I lived in North Wales for 10 years and learnt the language, helping take classroom conversation out Into pubs and clubs

Making connections. Using jigsaw cutouts to represent connecting to others.

To let people of the world who are in conflict know that they are being thought of.

I chose a musical note design because like other performing arts, (acting, dancing) music is another form of self-expression…

To let people of the world who are in conflict know that they are being thought of.

I made two. They combine symbols from different periods and represent the idea that “none of us are free until we are all free”.

I am a gay man and a long-term survivor of HIV and AIDS. My pennant carries three red ribbons, the global symbol of support…

This pennant displays the symbol for people who are non-binary. It is a collaborative effort

This pennant was created at the start of the project to display the project’s title.

Created by Jane at the start of the project as both a demonstration piece and a personal statement.

‘Love and solidarity’ is a phrase I use to sign off a message to a friend who’s having problems. It means you’re my friend…

The rainbow has the colours of the Lesbian flag with two interlocked female symbols below.

This was created as a demonstration piece at the start of the project. The red ribbon is a global symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness.

There is a difference between choosing an identity we feel comfortable with and being labelled by others.

Jane created this beautiful demonstration piece with appliqué and embroidery. The message is simple “love and pride”

Mollie is exploring her own identity and was very happy to make something joyful to give to the group.

Experimental pennant given meaning by song lyrics, after going to a gig on Cyndi Lauper’s final tour.

I wore a tee shirt in support of Welsh Pride… I still do, so the LGBTQ+ flag and Welsh Dragon really does reflect who I am.

A heart representation of the rainbow with love embroidered under it.

A flower with a petal representing all the colours of the new progress pride flag with the word equality which speaks for itself.

Our pennant is colourful and symbolises the joy of life even in adversity.

My pennant represents a multiculture of Stoke-on-Trent people in a sea of calmness.

The pennant shows forget-me-not flowers, the symbol of Alzheimer’s / dementia.

To celebrate diversity and to show support to Ukraine. Denim is the universal material of freedom and expression.

My pennant design is of a bottle kiln in rainbow colours, which I thought represents the city of Stoke-on-Trent and gay pride.

There are LGBT+ people on narrow boats in Stoke-on-Trent and throughout the canal network. We’re here, we’re queer and we are going boating!

I chose a military theme because “lest we forget” there are people of our community who serve and have served…

He chose the rainbow flower and the word “friendship” to express his feelings towards the group and it’s members,

After celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the group, I thought it would be nice to make a pennant commemorating that great achievement…

This orange pennant is my appreciation of being welcome to a really friendly group of people…

Banksy’s “kissing coppers”, appeared on the wall of The Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004. This pennant commemorate the twentieth anniversary

I started to make this pennant on Holocaust memorial day which commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

When I first heard Queen’s 1991 album “Innuendo” I had a pretty good idea that Freddie Mercury’s lyrics were about AIDS.