Daniel Quasar is an American artist and graphic designer, known for their design of the

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, a variation of the rainbow pride flag that incorporates additional colors to explicitly represent trans people and LGBTQ+

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Career

Quasar graduated with a BFA in Communication Design from

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. During the degree program, they were involved in the local drag community. Their design career has since included animations and graphics for ''

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'' world tours, as well as work with ''Drag Race'' winner

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. In 2018, Quasar re-designed the existing rainbow flag to incorporate the

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, 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". The additional colors were added in a

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shape along the hoist to represent forward movement. They began a

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campaign to fund the first production of the flags. In 2021,

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adopted the progress pride flag for

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. The flag is flown in many international cities above official buildings, including New York City, London, Boston, and Sydney. As of 2021, Quasar resided in Portland, Oregon.

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External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quasar, Daniel Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American graphic designers American non-binary artists Non-binary activists LGBTQ designers Flag designers 21st-century American LGBTQ people Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni American LGBTQ rights activists LGBTQ people from Oregon People from Portland, Oregon