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The trans and intersex-inclusive Pride flags will fly on Regent Street again soon
Last July, a brand brand-new Pride flag debuted on the streets of central London. There was an inclusive addition to the rainbow flag we've approach to know so well, as Valentino Vecchietti, founder of Intersex Equality Rights UK, added a purple circle on yellow background to incorporate the voices of intersex people. Today, the hundreds of Union Jacks filling the skies on Regent Street will be taken down to form way for the Pride flags to fly again.
While some naysayers on Twitter are being sour about the removal of the Union Jacks, we can't wait to see the iconic flag hanging in all its glory.
If you've forgotten what all the colours and symbols of the Pride flag represent, here's a quick refresher: Intersex is a term meaning people born with sex characteristics that do not fit into the singular binary definition of male or female. These sexual characteristics can be internal, such as sexual organs or chromosomes, or they can be external, like body hair and breast gro
Pride flag removed by newly led Reform UK council
The council was previously dash as a coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and independent councillors.
Reform, whose landmark local election victory saw it secure 65 seats in Durham, officially took control of the local authority earlier, with the party's Andrew Husband elected as council leader.
It has renamed several key departments to remove references to climate change and equality and inclusion.
Grimes said he was proud the council was flying the union jack, flag of St George and the County Durham flag.
"Together, they represent every Briton, gay or straight, black or white, Christian, Sikh, or otherwise, who has fought, died, and sacrificed under those colours," he said.
"Flying our national and local flags is an act of unity. Swapping them out for niche political symbols is just more toxic identity politics."
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The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American artist and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ community and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Pride flag that can be seen on display in the Design – Now gallery.
'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The original 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to celebrate members of the gay and lesbian political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for spirit. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the time and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commo
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