Threads of Identity: Charting Queer Culture One Flag at a Time

Threads of Identity: Charting Queer Culture One Flag at a Time is more than a reference guide - it’s a compassionate and empowering journey through the language, symbolism, and lived experience of over 100 LGBTQIA+ identities.

These are the flags we see in marches, pinned to denim jackets, waving from balconies, or filling our feeds during Pride. Each stripe and shade carries meaning. Carefully written and structured, this book offers readers both clarity and connection as it explores the symbols that help queer people say, “This is who I am.”

This book is for the teen discovering a word that suddenly makes sense. For the educator trying to make their classroom safer. For the ally who wants to listen better, speak softer, and stand firmer. For the parents flipping pages with hope and humility. For the trans kid, the questioning adult, the queer elder. For anyone who’s ever asked, Where do I fit in this world? - and for everyone determined to help make space for the answer.

Threads of Identity offers you both a compass and a mirror.

Compiled by Angelos Kollas and Rachel Jani, this book is a tribute to those who dare to live authentically - and to the symbols that help make that visibility possible.

And yes, we’re already dreaming in more color / less text - a future edition will wrap these stories in vibrant visual design. This first volume is your invitation to understand, to honor, and to begin.

In solidarity with the communities it represents, a portion of all proceeds from this book will be donated to LGBTQIA+ organizations. Our first public donation announcement will take place during Pride Month 2026, one year after publication.