Fly Your Freak Flag High (FYFFH) is a collaborative art project and social movement. The FYFFH project makes the phrase “fly your freak flag high” real by encouraging people to make actual freak flags and fly them in parades, either at events or on their own.

We recognize that everyone has something freaky about them–everyone is special, different and unique in some way. That’s why we aim to reclaim the word “freak” as a compliment, not an insult. We’ve got to stop being embarrassed or shy about our freaky bits. Our freaky bits are what make each of us unique, fabulous and tremendous. It’s time to stand proudly in our full, complicated, compound selves–and that means honoring and celebrating all those freaky bits that we (or others) have a hard time with.

The FYFFH project enables exploration and appreciation of our complex, multifaceted selves with the eventual goal of building a whole society (heck, a whole world) full of conscious, satisfied people. Our theory: if we can fully appreciate our own selves, we can also appreciate others; and once we can appreciate others, we can start working together in an honest and powerful way to build the kind of world and the kind of future we all want to live in.

Join Us!

  1. Think about what makes you freaky, and how you might represent that visually (words, colors, symbols…)
  2.  Make your own freak flag, out of whatever you want–click here or on the “Make” tab above for simple directions. You can do this as a solo project, or together with other people.
  3. Take a picture of yourself with your freak flag (or just take a picture of the flag itself if you’re feeling shy), and send it in to submissions@flyyourfreakflaghigh.com to go in the gallery of freak flags.

Once you’ve got a freak flag, think about places and times you can fly it, both virtual and IRL (that’s “In Real Life” for those of you who don’t speak acronym). On your wall? Sure. On your blog or web site? Rock it! Outside your abode? Go for it. At a concert? Classic. On your car, on a t-shirt, on tv? I dare you.



But flying our freak flags one by one is not enough. For even greater impact, we’ve got to fly our freak flags together: we’ve got to have ourselves freak flag parades. Our gallery of freak flags is a virtual parade, but I encourage us all to create parades IRL too. Get together with some other freaks, get some sort of music, and walk, run, pedal, ride, streak, dance, or march those flags around. Have someone take a video of your parade, and send it in to submissions@flyyourfreakflaghigh.com or post it yourself on our Facebook page. Will people gawk? Maybe. Will people be surprised? Probably. Will people approve? Who cares! Will people join in? I hope so.

Remember: you are not alone. Most of us are freaky in lots of ways, not just one or two. So the question “what kind of freak are you?” is going to evolve into “what’s your freaky blend?” and “where does your freaky overlap with other people’s freaky?” The more we see each others’ freaky proclamations, the more we’ll find powerful, meaningful connections and alliances–some familiar, some potentially new and surprising. Who knows what we could accomplish by making some mutually beneficial treaties between freak tribes?