I like how the stars are starting to form a check mark, especially since the designer has mentioned that the stars will show up on the flag in the position that reflects when the state achieved statehood.

Wonder if the "check mark" pattern could be predictive of which states might be next to grant marriage equality.

1. better than a rainbow flag. makes me think of neapolitan ice cream.

2. don't get the arrangement of those stars, is this a new constellation? geographical? random?

3. in general don't even mess with the flag, it's better to wrap yourself in the usa flag and define your opponents as not entitled to it......"gay marriage = American liberty" probably better than "America is wrong, perverted, fucked up" as a message point.

Or to rephrase that, "The 6 states where ALL people are equal."

@1 please explain, is there some order in the array of 50 stars to begin with where particular stars represent particular states?

I think the order of the stars on the flag are in order of each state achieving statehood...or I'm completely miss-remembering 3rd grade social studies.

I'm not sure there's actually a defined order of the stars, but considering new stars have been added as new states entered the union it's possible to at least simulate the proper order of stars.

The stripes represent the 13 original colonies. The field of blue with white stars is the Union Jack. The red and white stripes are the Naval Jack.

Red signifies valor and bravery (or like the blood of the revolutionary soldiers).
White signifies purity.
Blue signifies vigilance, perseverance, & justice.

Huh, I guess I remember more about 3rd grade than I thought.

Here's the offical meaning about the stars and their placement from the Smithsonian.
http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmah/f…

Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.

http://www.usa-flag-site.org/history.sht…

The arrangement of stars is a little bit Big Dipper, a little bit Droopy Tipper.

That looks way too much like the Big Dipper on the Alaska State Flag for my tastes: http://www.50states.com/flag/akflag.htm

The individual stars on the American flag do not represent specific states, duh, and never have. There's just fifty of them in a grid.

OK, in everything said and linked so far there's no indication any particular star represents a particular state in that array of 50 stars (or previously when it was 48 or a lower number).

If it did, we'd likely all know here in Washington State (or Kansas, whatev.) "which" star is "ours."

also that check mark looks like the Big Dipper and we all know what THAT means on a flag....

oh shit 3 in a row agree.....am telling god to forgive my sins in antic. of j. day.....

Just secede already. Then you can make your own flag however the hell you want.

@13, epic fail how? What I wrote is correct. Individual stars on the flag do not represent particular states, and they never have. There is not now, nor was there ever, a "Washington" star or a "Massachusetts" star or a "Kentucky" star.

@11, 12: Don't diss on AK. Most people there aren't batshit crazy like Sarah.

Well, when you put it that way. Hard to argue with such a cogently advanced proposition.

@18: 68% of Alaskans are batshit crazy enough to amend their constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Reason enough for me not to want any association with the Big Dipper.

You still haven't pointed out any illogical or false statements of mine.

@26: Liberace. Exactly right.

If you click on the link for "Flag of Equal Marriage" in David's post you'll see that the designer of this flag has added stars to reflect the order in which the state granting marriage equality was granted statehood.

If the placement is off, then you should bring it up with the flag designer. Also, his web site shows the earlier versions of the flag - as more states 'add' marriage equality more stars will be added to the Flag of Marriage Equality.

note, the placement is "off" it's like totally freaking off.

Stars nos. 5 6 9 14 23 and 29 do NOT show up in the form of that "check off" symbol -- da list is below. This flag design will be featured in the next Tufte book, "The visual display of misinformation."
wiki:
1. Delaware (December 7, 1787)
2. Pennsylvania (December 12, 1787)
3. New Jersey (December 18, 1787)
4. Georgia (January 2, 1788)
5. Connecticut (January 9, 1788)
6. Massachusetts (February 6, 1788)
7. Maryland (April 28, 1788)
8. South Carolina (May 23, 1788)
9. New Hampshire (June 21, 1788)
10. Virginia (June 25, 1788)
11. New York (July 26, 1788)
12. North Carolina (November 21, 1789)
13. Rhode Island (May 29, 1790)
14. Vermont (March 4, 1791)
15. Kentucky (June 1, 1792)
16. Tennessee (June1, 1796)
17. Ohio (March 1, 1803)
18. Louisiana (April 30, 1812)
19. Indiana (December 11, 1816)
20. Mississippi (December 10, 1817)
21. Illinois (December 3, 1818
22. Alabama (December 14, 1819)
23. Maine (March 15, 1820)
24. Missouri (August 10, 1821)
25. Arkansas (June 15, 1836)
26. Michigan (January 26, 1837)
27. Florida (March 3, 1845)
28. Texas (December 29, 1845
29. Iowa (December 28, 1846)
30. Wisconsin (May 29, 1848)
31. California (September 9, 1850)
32. Minnesota (May 11, 1858)
33. Oregon (February 14, 1859)
34. Kansas (January 29, 1861)
35. West Virginia (June 20, 1863)
36. Nevada (October 31, 1864
37. Nebraska (March 1, 1867)
38. Colorado (August 1, 1876)
39. North Dakota (November 2, 1889)
40. South Dakota (November 2, 1889)
41. Montana (November 8, 1889)
42. Washington (November 11, 1889)
43. Idaho (July 3, 1890)
44. Wyoming (July 10, 1890)
45. Utah (January 4, 1896)
46. Oklahoma (November 16, 1907)
47. Mew [very sic!] Mexico (January 6, 1912)
48. Arizona (February 14, 1912)
49. Alaska (January 3, 1959)
50. Hawaii (August 21, 1959)

[this list is good for trivia questions:
1. which was first Maine or Ill. ?
2. Did the British attack the state of Louisiana in 1812?
3. What state name is the least original ?
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I had the Ola Ray Playboy when I was a kid.

Am I the only one who thinks that design looks a little like a set of testes and a shaft?

@35 - not anymore.

gay marriage has now become as tiresome as opposite marriage.

Needs a couple more stars for the shaft.