But others, including Daniel Quasar, said that the Progress Pride flag wasn't intended to replace the original, and argued that it was important to represent marginalised communities. They made the flag with stripes of color similar to other LGBTQ+ flags, and chose the colors to represent different genderqueer identities: Lavender, a mixture of blue and pink to represent. The city added a black and brown stripe at the top of the rainbow to represent people of colour in the LGBTQ+ community.
The flag was influenced by a design by the city of Philadelphia in June 2017. 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. This flag was a concerted move towards a more tolerant and intersectional LGBTQ+ 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.
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. Pink and light blue represent the traditional colors associated with baby girls and boys while white represents those who are intersex, transitioning, or non. In 2017, Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs added black and brown stripes to the Pride flag to recognise people of colour. 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.