My criticism of the Progress flag would be useless unless I provided an alternative so here is a flag similar in design and similar in sentiment that aims to solve the problems the Progress Flag presents - The New Pride Flag by Julia Feliz (which I mentioned earlier!):

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[To read the full story behind this (which I really recommend!), you can visit the website - The New Pride Flag.] The website describes it better than I ever could. Again, it is not aesthetically perfect, but it is really just a response to the Progress Flag, so it is not really meant to be.