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Actually, I don't really like the progress flag and think it contributes to division. The original rainbow flag is perfect: sexuality and gender expression are a broad spectrum, the stripes don't represent individual groups, the whole rainbow represents all groups.
The progress flag adds symbols for specific groups which were already included in the rainbow. Once you start singling groups out piecemeal, you enter an endless spiral of having to individually acknowledge every group, and there's always another subdivision being left out.
I also like the reclamation of the word "queer" and think it's a far more unifying label than LGBTQIA+, for the same reason.
It's fine to have focused actions, but unified movements are better.
I agree on the flag for the same reason - it's more divided in my opinion than the original rainbow flag. But I used it since it's the current "official" flag.
But it also somewhat illustrates my point as well - that the divisions weaken things more than a simpler unification.
I'm glad "queer" is being used more for the same reason you listed.