The redesign was commissioned after the city’s gay neighborhood experienced several race-related incidents. The revised flag has a black and brown stripe added on top of the traditional rainbow flag, meant to represent people of color who are ”marginalized, ignored, and even intentionally excluded,” according to the More Color More Pride website. Last week, the city of Philadelphia revealed a revamped version of the gay pride flag, a collaboration between the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs and Philadelphia design firm Tierney. Straight women: You could be lesbian and not realize it, TikTok saysĪ flag meant to bring the gay community together has ended up ripping it apart. 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye': How a Bible thumper became a gay advocate and icon San Francisco Mayor London Breed, police groups opt out of Pride parade over uniform ban