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Some people within LGBTQ+ communities said that Gilbert Baker's Pride flag didn't need to be changed, arguing that it was originally designed to be representative of everyone. As the new design of the Progress Pride flag continues to be shared and celebrated, Vecchietti hopes the new iteration can empower the LGBTQ+ community and allies to be more inclusive of. "The arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made." explained Daniel Quasar. It included black, brown, pink, pale blue and white stripes, to represent marginalised people of colour in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the trans community, and those living with HIV/AIDS. As he later said in an interview, Our job as gay people was. One year later, an artist called Daniel Quasar released a redesign of the Pride flag, called the Progress Pride flag, which was widely shared on social media. Baker decided to make that symbol a flag because he saw flags as the most powerful symbol of pride. In 2017, Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs added black and brown stripes to the Pride flag to recognise people of colour.
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According to Pink News, the colors of the traditional flag each had a meaning. In 1978, Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California. The classic Pride flag was a rainbow and was designed by Gilbert Baker in 1977. This symbol was widely replaced by the creation of the rainbow pride flag. Over the years the original rainbow flag has been redesigned, with some within LGBTQ+ movements arguing it needed to better represent and reflect more communities. What is the new Pride flag A yellow triangle with a purple circle in it has been added to the new pride flag to represent intersex people, their community, and their rights.