Since its creation in 1978, the traditional rainbow flag has been a long held symbol of diversity for the queer community. However, an update version of the gay pride flag has gained popularity since it was introduced as part of the “More Colour More Pride” campaign ahead of Philadelphia Pride month in 2017.

Using this (updated) ionic representation for queer diversity, I tried to create a colour coding scheme to unpack how the magazine chose to represent queer life on its covers.