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. Pride flags are a diverse set of flags that are used for representing a gender or sexual identity that is fully part of the LGBT community. "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. It features different shades of green, blue and purple. Gay Pride commemorates the Stonewall riots, which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn bar in New York City’s. While the gay men’s pride flag is another lesser known pride flag. Gay Pride, also called LGBT Pride or LGBTQ Pride, byname Pride, annual celebration, usually in June in the United States and sometimes at other times in other countries, of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) identity.
The top lavender stripe carries a double meaning. Blue to purple colours represent pure love, fortitude, and diversity. Marilyn Roxie designed the Genderqueer Pride Flag in June 2011, updating previous designs from the year before. White represents gender nonconforming, non-binary, and transgender folks. The magenta represents same-sex attraction, the blue represents. 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. Turquoise to green colours represent community, healing, and joy. According to, the top 40 of the flag is magenta, the middle 20 is lavender, and the bottom 40 is royal blue.
In 2017, Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs added black and brown stripes to the Pride flag to recognise people of colour. The pride flag, also known as the rainbow flag, gay pride flag or LGBTQ+ pride flag, is a symbol which represents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. 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.