The new gay flag

Can you imagine a Celebration Month without rainbows?

It wasn't until that Gilbert Baker created the original Parade flag. Gilbert’s striped flag was inspired by past rebellions, including the American and French Revolution. "I thought a lgbtq+ nation should have a flag too, to proclaim its own idea of power," he said, according to the Gilbert Baker Foundation.

Today, the rainbow flag is a symbol of joy, pride and the persistence of the LGBTQ community in the confront of discrimination and anti-LGBTQ legislation. Over the years, updates are an homage to the past and a gesture toward the future. 

Here are two redesigned flags that add nuance and honor marginalized groups in the LGBTQ+ community.

What do the colors of the Progress Pride flag mean?

The Progress Pride flag is a reimagined take on the traditional pride flag, which has six colored stripes in the order of the rainbow. The progress self-acceptance flag includes black, brown, blue, pink and alabaster in a chevron layout on top of the rainbow colors. 

The six rainbow colors altogether symbolize optimism, but have individual meanings:

• Red: Life
• Orange: Healing
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  Celebrating Pride and Progress: The Meaning Behind the Progress Pride Flag

  As we mark Pride Month, we also take time to mirror on the work still needed to build a more inclusive and equitable society. One way we honour that commitment is by using the Progress Pride Flag in our celebrations.

  The Progress Pride Flag was designed in by Daniel Quasar, a genderqueer artist and graphic creator from Oregon. Quasar’s style builds on the traditional rainbow Pride Flag by incorporating the colours of the Transgender Flag, along with black and brown stripes. These additions portray Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, as well as individuals living with or lost to HIV/AIDS. The flag was created to emphasize the importance of inclusion and forward movement.

  A Brief History of Pride

  Pride has its roots in the Stonewall Riots of in Fresh York City—a pivotal moment in the fight for 2SLGBTQ+ rights. At the time, homosexuality and dressing in drag were criminalized. The riots marked the beginning of an organized movement advocating for decriminalization and equality.

  In Canada, homosexuality was decriminalized in , and the country held its f

  The Progress Pride flag was developed in by agender American artist and creator Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ community and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Pride flag that can be seen on display in the Design – Now gallery.
  
  

  'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The first 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and queer woman political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for innateness, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for spirit. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the time and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commonly used in the first decades of the 21st century.

  Baker's flag was embraced internationally a

  
  

  Flags of the LGBTIQ Community

  Flags have always been an integral part of the LGBTIQ+ movement. They are a observable representation meant to observe progress, advocate for voice, and amplify the ask for and drive for collective action. There have been many LGBTIQ+ flags over the years. Some own evolved, while others are constantly being conceptualized and created.

  Rainbow Flag

  Created in by Gilbert Baker, the iconic Pride Rainbow flag originally had eight stripes. The colors included pink to represent sexuality, red for healing, yellow for heat, green for serenity with nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. In the years since, the flag now has six colors. It no longer has a pink stripe, and the turquoise and indigo stripes were replaced with royal blue.

  Progress Celebration Flag

  Created in by nonbinary artist Daniel Quasar, the Progress Pride flag is based on the iconic rainbow flag. With stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of paint and the triad of blue, pink, and alabaster from the trans flag, the design represents diversity and inclusion.

  Trans Flag

  Conceived by Monica Helms, an openly transge

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