This June, South San Francisco raised the Progress Pride flag. Distinct from the traditional rainbow flag that had been raised in our city since 2015, the Progress flag features additional black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes which aim to bring attention to the unique experiences of communities of color and the trans community.
This reminded me of a quote by Marsha P. Johnson: "No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us."Many people know the late Johnson as a prominent activist at the Stonewall Inn riots.
What is lesser known is that Johnson was homeless for large portions of their life, as was common among many LGBTQ+ youth at the time.