Flag of the Rainbow Veterans of Canada
Flag of the Rainbow Veterans of Canada
Blazon
Gules on a Canadian pale Argent the Badge of the Rainbow Veterans of Canada (A plate charged with a maple leaf segmented from the nombril point Rose, Gules, Tenné, Or, Vert, Bleu Céleste, Azure and Purpure, within an annulus Or edged and inscribed VETERAN • VÉTÉRANE • VÉTÉRAN and CANADA in letters Sable, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and environed by a wreath of maple leaves Gules, overall in base a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable);
Symbolism
The design in the style of the National Flag of Canada, the maple leaves and the Royal Crown represent Canada and the Rainbow Veterans’ service to the country. The central maple leaf includes the colours of the original Pride flag, a familiar symbol of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. The use of the Royal Crown was authorized by His Majesty The King to recognize the Rainbow Veterans, those members of the Canadian Armed Forces who were victims of the “LGBT Purge” of the 1950s to mid-1990s because of their sexual orientation.
