The ‘Progress’ Pride Flag, was designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. It is not free and in the public domain, but is copyrighted, and its designer makes money from its use.
Daniel Quasar registered the copyright to the design, which modifies the traditional rainbow Pride flag by adding a chevron with colors representing marginalized communities (transgender people and coloured people) as well as those living with or lost to HIV/AIDS.
Quasar licenses the design for commercial uses, so that businesses and organizations that want to reproduce or sell items featuring the Progress flag must typically pay licensing fees.
Quasar has used platforms like Patreon and crowdfunding to support the flag’s dissemination and maintain some control over how it is used. He also earns income through direct sales of official merchandise and licensing arrangements.
Individuals or organizations using the flag non-commercially, such as flying it at events, displaying it on parades or protest marches, are not usually required to pay, although in theory they might.
Critics of the flag say that it should be free to use. They point out that there already is a ‘T’ at the end of LGBT, so trans people are already included in the (uncopyrighted) rainbow flag. They also point out that the flag’s complexity makes it ugly. The rainbow flag has simple clean lines for the bright colours that embrace everything, whereas the ‘Progress’ flag is a mish-mash.
The rainbow flag was widely accepted as a positive symbol of inclusion, but the
‘Progress’ flag has been introduced as a money-making competitor.
Rainbow Capitalism.
Wikipedia notes:-
Quasar is non-binary and uses “xe/xem” or “they/them” pronouns. This article uses “they/them” pronouns for consistency.
It omits to say they (or xe) are/is in all probability very very rich.
“Critics of the flag say that it should be free to use. They point out that there already is a ‘T’ at the end of LGBT, so trans people are already included in the (uncopyrighted) rainbow flag. They also point out that the flag’s complexity makes it ugly. The rainbow flag has simple clean lines for the bright colours that embrace everything, whereas the ‘Progress’ flag is a mish-mash.”
Without digging too deep into who is being a cunt here, no. A bloke designed it. You stick a moustache on the Mona Lisa, it’s copyright.
Don’t like his version of the flag, don’t use it. Some corporations pay for it and pass it on in costs to high-status wankers? What’s the problem? Don’t buy overpriced wanker stuff if you don’t want to pay for it. Plenty of choice out there.
“The rainbow flag was widely accepted as a positive symbol of inclusion, but the
‘Progress’ flag has been introduced as a money-making competitor.””
Look, it’s all nonsense. Outside of CERTAIN COMMUNITIES no-one cares if people want to rug munch, fuck men, a bit of both or stick a dress and a wig on. This isn’t the 1950s where sticking up for the gays was socially risky. It’s like Daffyd Thomas, the only gay in the village, making a big deal out of it and no-one in the pub cares and talk about all the blokes who “like a bit of cock”. It’s like being an anti-Nazi in Germany in 1945, compared to 1935. If people want to do all this flag/pride march stuff, that’s up to them, but it means as much politically as a Star Trek convention.
Some bloke is making some quids out of it? Fair play to him.
Well, they can’t use the NHS flag, so they’ve got to invent something else, innit.
“The rainbow flag has simple clean lines for the bright colours that embrace everything”.
It doesn’t embrace me, mate. That’s its point.
“Rainbow Capitalism.”
And why not? The bloke has produced a copyright artefact, retains the copyright, and licenses it for use, just like any other creative should. That it’s hideously ugly, pointless, and lies (marginalized communities (transgender people and coloured people)? Whatever happened to the “Global South”, the Global Majority”? Fuck off) simply adds to its obnoxiousness.
Also, Daniel Quasar sounds like a character from a Star Wars knock-off like Starcrash
“Daniel Quasar” just sounds like a raging narcissist with an eye for the main chance. And talking about poofter flags, try to make sense of this lot:
https://archive.ph/SNnoq
It does my fucking head in. What might a heterosexual flag look like? And why ever should anyone need one?
‘Critics of the flag say that it should be free to use. They point out that there already is a ‘T’ at the end of LGBT, so trans people are already included in the (uncopyrighted) rainbow flag. They also point out that the flag’s complexity makes it ugly. The rainbow flag has simple clean lines for the bright colours that embrace everything, whereas the ‘Progress’ flag is a mish-mash.’
Sissy fight. Queers calling gays ugly. Beam me up, Scottie.
Wow, this post is pleasant, my younger sister is analyzing these
things, so I am going to tell her.
Norman: what a collection! Of course your right-on ‘progressive’ has to learn this stuff like it’s advanced quantum mechanics because any slight quizzical expression on being exposed to one of them will result in instant cancellation and metaphorical banishment to a Kolyma gulag.
Lawrence Fox, before he went completely barmy, fashioned a swsatika out of some of these flags and put it on Twitter .
“The rainbow flag has simple clean lines for the bright colours that embrace everything”.
Just like fasces di combattimentori, then.
Daniel Quasar looks like tranny Keith Lemon