For the crime of reckless use of explosives or fire, 30-year-old Adolfo Martinez received one year in prison. A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa, reports the Associated Press.
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. One Iowa man now finds himself at the center of that controversial question. "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. Archbishop Damphousse began his presentation by telling the board that instead of uniting the community, the motion to fly the gay Pride flag has caused division (watch presentation here. 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. Garosa Hand Waving Rainbow Flag Banner Polyester Gay Pride Lesbian Flags with Grommets, Gay Pride Flag, Rainbow Flag Banner. 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. 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.