"The Progress Pride flag was designed in 2018 by Daniel Quasar and features a rainbow flag with a forward-pointing chevron consisting of black, brown, light blue, pink and white. The rainbow represents the broader LGBTQ+ community, with each color representing life, healing, sunlight, nature, serenity and spirit. The chevron honors LGBTQ+ people of color, people who died from HIV and AIDS and the transgender and nonbinary community."
"The issue of raising a Pride flag came up in June when a group of people led by Kylie Clark, advocacy director for the Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition, drew attention to the lack of Town Council agenda items in relation to Pride Month. Clark also spoke during the Dec. 16 meeting in support of the town raising a Pride flag next June."
"At a time when LGBTQ+ people, especially young people, are seeing their rights questioned and their identities debated, visible acts of affirmation carry real weight,"
Los Gatos will raise the Progress Pride flag in June 2026 after the Town Council voted 4-1 to adopt a process for flying commemorative flags. Council instructed staff to return with a resolution to fly the flag for Pride Month in June 2026 and to develop a commemorative flag structure and criteria for selecting which flags will be flown. The town's flag policy currently covers only the U.S., California and town flags and does not address commemorative or nongovernmental flags. Public comment included more than 30 speakers, with a majority supporting the effort and several LGBTQ+ organizations and youth advocates urging visible affirmation.
Read at The Mercury News
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