Everyone is welcome in Deventer

The painting is, in fact, the flag of the LGBTQ+ community. The message is: Everyone belongs in Deventer.

This concerns one of the most elaborate versions of the flag. The version with the rainbow colors has existed since 1978. In 2018, black and brown stripes were added to the six colors of the rainbow to represent people of color. The colors pink, light blue, and white have also been added to make the transgender community more visible. This recent Pride flag, as displayed in Deventer, also features the purple circle and yellow color: a symbol of the intersex community. Source: opensearch.amsterdam.nl

It is an initiative of the municipality, which wants to show that everyone belongs.