Philadelphia Pride Flag

The More Colour More Pride Flag or Philadelphia Pride Flag is one of the latest attempts to redesign Gilbert Baker’s original rainbow flag. It is an ‘umbrella’ flag for the whole community.

The design was created by Philadelphia based PR agency Tierney for Philadelphia’s ‘More Color More Pride’ campaign. It debuted at a Pride Month launch at Philadelphia City Hall in June 2017.

The creators wanted to better represent people of color in the LGBTI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) community. The answer was adding black and brown stripes. The flag is also sometimes known as the QPOC Flag (queer people of color).

Some traditionalists rejected the new design, arguing that Baker’s original already symbolised a ‘rainbow’ of different types of people. However, many are interested in giving more representation to race diversity in the LGBTI+ community and the flag has been widely adopted.

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