Bears

The bear flag represents the symbol of gay men who call themselves bears. It may also be that a gay man who is not a bear uses the bear flag. Then he wants to say that he likes bearish men. Even the different shades of brown in the flag have a meaning. They stand for the different colors of bearskins. In the upper left corner of the bear flag there is a bear paw.

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