Progress Pride Flag

The Progress Pride Flag represents the ever evolving change in recognising LGBTQ+ identity.

Original Pride flag

The original Pride flag was created by American artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker, and first displayed in 1978 as a symbol for the LGBT community.

The original design had eight stripes, each with a specific meaning:

• Pink – Sex
• Red – Life
• Orange – Healing
• Yellow – Sunlight
• Green – Nature
• Turquoise – Magic
• Indigo – Serenity
• Violet – Spirit

Rainbow Pride flag

A year later, the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commonly used today. The meaning of the six colours is now generally recognised as follows:

• Red – Life
• Orange – Healing
• Yellow – Sunlight
• Green – Nature
• Blue – Peace/Harmony/Art
• Violet – Spirit

Philadelphia version

In 2017, Philadelphia: The United States' Landmark City Of LGBTQ+ Rights added black and brown stripes to the Pride flag to recognise people of colour.

Progress Pride flag

In 2018, artist Daniel Quasar released a redesign of the Pride flag called the Progress Pride flag, which was widely shared on social media.

It included black, brown, pink, pale blue, and white stripes to represent marginalised people of colour within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the trans community and those living with HIV/AIDS.

Variety of Pride flags

As the LGBTQ+ movement has become more inclusive and self-aware, various groups have created their own flags to fly alongside the Pride flag. Many incorporate Baker's original 1978 design while adding colours and elements to acknowledge different identities within the expanding community.