A brand new Pride Flag has been created with the aim of being even more inclusive than previous versions.
The flag, which was created by sex-worker rights and PrEP advocate Jason Domino includes a red umbrella symbol which has been used by sex-workers across the globe as a way to remember sex-workers who were victims of abuse and violence.
In the new design, the red umbrella has been superimposed on top of what is known as the “progressive pride flag” which incorporates the trans flag’s blue, white and pink stripes and a graduated black and brown stripe to represent LGBT+ people of colour.
Domino says that he collaborated on the flag along with HIV activist Shamal Waraich to “to be more accurate for skin tones of more POC/BAME.”
The original eight-stripe Pride flag was created in 1978 by artist Gilbert Baker who said that he created the flag as there was “no other international symbol for [the LGBT+ community] than the pink triangle which the Nazis used to identify homosexuals in concentration camps,
“Even though the pink triangle was and still is a very powerful symbol, it was very much forced upon us”.
What is the history of the Pride Flag?
The original flag was an 8 stripe flag, but over time two colours were removed, the Pink and Cyan, to become the 6-flag stripe that is best-known across the globe to represent the LGBT+ community.
In 2017 activists in the US city of Philadelphia introduced a “more pride” flag which incorporated a black and brown stripe.
On Twitter, the new flag has met with positive reaction with people thanking Jason for including sex-workers.
So, let me get this straight.
First, we had the LGB flag. Okay.
Next, we had LGBT flag. Some LGB people were so offended by being lumped in with trans people that they refused to move on from LGB flag.
Next, we had LGBT including sex-workers flag. Some LGBT people, like the one in these comments, were so offended by being lumped in with sex-workers, that they refused to move on from LGBT flag.
The future: we have LGBT with sex workers and (insert minority with nothing to do with LGB, trans or sex-workers) flag. Some LGBT with sex workers people were so offended that they etc etc blah blah snore…….
Just found this flag and personally is like WtF
I’m gay and trans but I can not see how a Sex Worker suppose to count as one of the minorities under our flag. Is this some fake crap or? I can Never see how this is okay!
Prostitutes attempting to glom onto lgbt rights is offensive in the extreme. This gay man will NEVER support this.
Well this pan girl will