A flag representing LGBTQ+ progress and inclusion, incorporating the transgender flag colors and representation for people of color within a forward-pointing chevron design.
The original six rainbow stripes are joined by a chevron representing trans people (white, pink, light blue), people of colour (brown and black), and those living with HIV/AIDS.
History
The Progress Pride Flag was created in 2018 by nonbinary graphic designer Daniel Quasar as an evolution of the 2017 Philadelphia People of Color Inclusive Flag. The Philadelphia flag, designed by the firm Tierney for Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs, added brown and black stripes to the traditional rainbow flag to represent people of color and Black LGBTQ+ people and those lost to HIV/AIDS, but received criticism for merely adding stripes without conveying movement or progress. Quasar's redesign maintained the six-color rainbow while replacing the left edge with a forward-pointing chevron incorporating the transgender flag's colors (white, pink, and light blue) alongside the brown and black stripes from the Philadelphia flag. The rightward-pointing chevron was intentionally designed to symbolize forward movement and ongoing work toward full inclusion. Quasar released the design under Creative Commons license and began selling prints to support their work. In 2021, Valentino Vecchietti of Intersex Human Rights Australia created the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag variant by adding a yellow triangle with a purple circle to the chevron, representing intersex people. The successive iterations of the flag have become a visual representation of the ongoing conversation about marginalized communities within the LGBTQ+ movement.
