Monica Helms, a transgender activist and former member of the U.S. Navy, created the transgender Pride flag in 1999. The light pink and light blue are common colors that denote girls and boys, respectively, while the white stripe in the middle is for people who "are intersex, transitioning, or see themselves as having a neutral or undefined gender," per the University of Northern Colorado's Gender & Sexuality Research Center.
Helms also founded TAVA, the Transgender American Veterans Association.
