walk to the Jacob Whittemore House in Lexington from Concord, MA on June 14, 2020. “As a queer man of colour, I am very hopeful the adoption of the Progress Pride Flag by the wider community, it is a huge step forward for us all.”ĬONCORD, MA - JUNE 14: A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters met at Meriam's Corner and. “Many other movements are benefiting from this, for example the Black Lives Matter movement, and so of course there has been cross pollination to the LGBTQ+ movement where finally queer trans people of colour (QTPOC) and our issues are being recognised. Jason Jones, who successfully campaigned to overturn colonial anti-LGBT laws in Trinidad and Tobago–which could yet be returned again if the Government wins an ongoing appeal–thinks the pandemic has thrown us all into a new reality: “This flag recognises intersections within the LGBTQ+ community honouring LGBTQ+ people of colour–whose activism inspired the very first Pride-as well as different gender identities.” “The LGBTQ+ community make an enormous contribution to life in our city and it is so important for Pride celebrations to reflect the rich diversity of that community. “London is a place where diversity and difference are celebrated and embraced,” he tells me. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan tells me he is proud to have flown a version of the progress flag from City Hall for the last two years: additional colours representing bi+ people for two years now. Large parades often involve floats, dancers, drag queens and amplified music but even such celebratory parades usually include political and educational contingents, such as local politicians and marching groups from LGBT institutions of various kinds.The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has been flying a version of the progress flag at City Hall with. This rainbow flag was introduced to Peru in 1973 by Raúl Montesinos Espejo, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of his Tawantinsuyo Radio station. The official flag of Cusco has seven horizontal stripes of color: red, orange, yellow, green, sky blue, blue, and violet. Two light blue which is the traditional color for baby boys, two pink for girls, with a white stripe in the center for those who are transitioning, who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersex. The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes. The Anarchist black flag has been an anarchist symbol since the 1880s. The Black Flag was flown by certain irregular Confederate Army units in the American Civil War of 1861–1865 to symbolize that they would neither give, nor accept quarter symbolizing the opposite of the white flag of surrender. Defense Department says the flag should only be flown upside down “to convey a sign of distress or great danger.”Jan 13, 2021. Is it disrespectful to fly the flag upside down?įlying the American flag upside down is considered by many, including those who have served our country in uniform, to be disrespectful.