Daniel Quasar

Daniel Quasar is an American artist and graphic designer, known for their design of the Progress Pride flag, a variation of the rainbow pride flag that incorporates additional colors to explicitly represent trans people and LGBTQ+ people of color.

Education and career Quasar graduated with a BFA in Communication Design from Pacific Northwest College of Art. During the degree program, they were involved in the local drag community; their design career has since included animations and graphics for RuPaul's Drag Race world tours, as well as work with Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon.

Flag design

History In 2018, Quasar re-designed the existing rainbow flag to incorporate the transgender flag, as well as black and brown stripes to represent LGBTQ+ people of color, with the black stripe having an additional meaning for "those living with AIDS, those no longer living, and the stigma surrounding them". In 2021, Deliveroo adopted the progress pride flag for Pride Month. The flag has been flown in many international cities above official buildings, including New York City, London, Boston, and Sydney.

Criticism In 2022 anonymous flyers were posted in the Castro district of San Francisco, which claimed that the flag had been made without consent of the LGBTQ community and for the purpose of profit.

Personal life As of 2021, Quasar resided in Portland, Oregon.