#flag vote

[Image Description: A set of 6 square images. All text is in lowercase letters.

Image 1: An image with a black background. At the top of the image in centered big, bold pink text it reads “love it or hate it,” followed by bold white text which reads “this flag is not meeting our needs.” Directly beneath the text is the original polyamorous pride flag with the pi symbol with a white outline around it.  At the bottom right corner is white text which reads “1/6”, indicating the image number. Above the image number is a pink polycule symbol.

Image 2: The image is made up of a 5 by 5 grid of squares. The majority of these squares is filled with different polyamorous pride flag designs. Each flag is seperated from other flags by a small black border. Among the flag designs are several striped flags and several infinity heart flags. In the middle of the grid is a larger white square with text in it. The text is left-aligned, bold pink text it reads “Our community keeps trying to replace our original flag because”, followed by bold black text which reads “it’s not working for us.” Within the bottom right of the square is black text which reads “2/6”, indicating the image number.

Image 3: An image with a black background. At the top of the image is left-aligned big, bold white text which reads “we are polyamproud.” Below the text is left-aligned, thin white text which reads “we’re a volunteer group aimed at”, immediately followed by thin pink text which reads “rebooting”, immediately followed by thin white text which reads “the polyamorous pride flag.” Below the text is slightly bigger, bold pink text which reads “and we’re so grateful you’re with us.” At the bottom right corner is white text which reads “3/6”, indicating the image number. Above the image number is a pink polycule symbol.

Image 4: An image with a black background. Five thin, curved pink arrows form an unclosed circle, each arrow pointing to one of five blocks of white text in a clockwise direction. Starting at the top, going clockwise, the text reads: “doesn’t like the polyamory flag”, “posts new flag design online”, “community doesn’t agree on new design”, “new flag design gets added to the pile”, “’accepted’ polyam flag design remains the same”. In the center of the image is a white circle with a pink polycule symbol at the top of it, followed by bold black text which reads “we’re here to break this cycle.” At the bottom right corner is white text which reads “4/6”, indicating the image number.

Image 5: An image with a pink background. At the left of the image is big, bold black text which reads “here’s our plan.” Beneath the text is a white polycule symbol. To the right side of the image is a numbered list of 4 steps. Each number is at the right edge of the image. Numbers 1 to 3 are all in pink within a white circle. Next to each circle is right-aligned, bold black text.  The text next to number 1 reads “we assemble a committee of global leaders.” The text next to number 2 reads “the committee creates & selects new designs.” The text next to number 3 reads “you choose the new polyamorous pride flag in a worldwide vote. The final step is in inside of a black capsule shape extending from the left side of the image. The number 4 is in pink. The text next to the number reads “you have a beautiful new flag to fly at pride 2022.” Beneath the words “pride 2022″ are two pink stripes highlighting the words. At the bottom left corner is the “@polyamproud” watermark  in gray. At the bottom right corner is white text which reads “5/6”, indicating the image number.

Image 6: An image with a black background. At the top of the image is a pink rectangle with bold white text which reads “follow”. Near the middle of the image is an enlarged pink polycule symbol. Underneath the polycule symbol is big, bold white text which reads “many loves.” Followed by big, bold pink text which reads “one”, immediately followed by bold white text which reads “flag.” At the bottom center of the image is thin white text which reads “follow”, immediately followed by thin pink text which reads “@polyamproud”, followed by thin white text which reads “to learn more.”

[Image Description: An image set of 8 images. All text is in lowercase letters and left-aligned, excluding the text in the final image.

Image 1: An image with a black background. In the top half of the image is big, bold white text which reads “a progress update from polyamproud.” Beneath it is smaller, bold pink text which reads “here’s where we are in the process of creating a new pride flag for the polyamorous and non-monogamous community.” At the bottom right of the image is  the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 2: An image with a white background. At the bottom of the image is a big pink checkmark that starts at 2/3rds of the image and goes off the right side of the image. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical black line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold pink text which reads “the voting platform:” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “you may know @polypirates. they make great non-monogamous memes”, followed directly by italicized black text which reads “and”, directly followed by more black text which reads “they’re a web development wizard. they also custom-built the voting platform you’ll use to cast a ballot for the next polyamorous pride flag.” Beneath it is bold black text which reads “it’s currently in testing, but will soon be accessible from our website, polyamproud.com.” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin black line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 3: An image with a pink background. At the bottom of the image is a big white checkmark that starts at 2/3rds of the image and goes off the right side of the image. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical white line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold black text which reads “the voting”, followed by bold, underlined black text which reads “system:” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “after significant research, debate, testing and discussion, we’ve concluded that instant run-off is the best system by which we can collectively choose a new polyamorous pride flag that represents us.” Beneath it is bold black text which reads “this will be ranked-choice vote, allowing voters to rank several candidate flag designs by preference.” Beneath it is bold white text which reads “(we’ll post more about this soon.)” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin white line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 4: An image with a black background. To the left side of the image is a big gray cross. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical white line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold pink text which reads “flag selection committee facilitators:” Beneath it is smaller white text which reads “we’ve recruited two impressive volunteers that will act as coordinators and facilitators for the committee to ensure it functions fairly and equitably.” Beneath it is bold white text which reads “we’ll be introducing them to you here this week. we’re really excited- and we think you will be, too.” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin white line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 5: An image with a pink background. To the left side of the image is a big light pink cross. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical white line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold white text which reads “the flag selection committee:” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “the incredible people already occupying seat on the committee have publicly announced their involvement, but we’ll be introducing them to you here, one by one in future posts.” Beneath it is bold black text which reads “as of today, we have three seats filled.” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin white line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 6: An image with a white background. To the left side of the image is a big pastel pink cross. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical pastel pink line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold black text which reads “there’s still work to do:” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “there’s still work to do. we have a shortlist of potential candidates, and contacts and volunteers on every continent, so we can be sure non-monogamists worldwide are duly represented.” Beneath it is bold black text which reads “we still need, at minimum, eigth more committee members. send us a message to let us know who you’d trust with the job.” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin pastel pink line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 7: An image with a white background. At the top right corner of the image is a small thin, vertical pink line coming down from the top of the image. At the top of the left side is big, bold black text which reads “what all this means.” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “we gave ourselves an ambitious goal to hold the global vote during the month of november, 2021. unfortunately, in order to make this effort count, we have to push the vote back to early next year. however:” Beneath it is bold black text which reads “we’re on track to have a new, beautiful, and inclusive polyamorous and non-monogamous  pride flag in your hands by june 2022.” In the bottom right corner is a short, thin pink line for aesthetic purposes. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark in gray. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in gray.

Image 8: All the text in this image is centered and bold, excluding the “polyamproud” name at the bottom. At the top is black text which reads “thank you for believing in our work.” Beneath it is small pink which reads “we could not have gotten as far as we have without you. but a lot of journey is still ahead.” Beneath it is white text which reads “share this with your polyam people, and make sure your post notifications are on so you don’t miss any important updates.” Beneath it is a small gray line. Beneath that line is a pink polycule symbol with thin white letters under it which reads “polyamproud”. Beneath the text is much smaller white text which reads “many loves.”, followed directly by pink text which reads “one flag.”

[Image Description: A set of 7 square images. All text is in lowercase letters and is left-aligned excluding the final image and a small part in the first image.

Image 1: An image with a white background and a pastel pink circle at the right side of the image which is slightly cut off. At the top left of the image is big bold white text with a black outline which reads “here’s the plan.” A curved pink arrow point to the right of the text where a numbered step plan is shown. Each number for each step is in big, bold black letters and the text next to each number is in smaller, bold black text. Step 1 reads “choose our representatives.” Step 2 reads “design, revise, design.” Step 3 reads “hold the vote.” Step 4 reads “make it free.” Step 5 reads “tells the world.” Beneath the big white text, that is at the top left, is much smaller, bold black text which reads “polyamorists deserve a flag we can be proud of.” Beneath that is thing black text which reads “we’re working to establish a definitive, new polyamorous pride flag to advance the rights & visibility of our diverse, global community.” Near the bottom right of the image is a small thin, horizontal black line. At the bottom center of the image is big bold, centered black text which reads “help us make polyamorous history.” Followed by black text highlighted in pink which reads “link in bio.” Beneath the text is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in gray. 

Image 2: An image with a pink background. At the top left of the image is a very big white number 1. Behind the number is a thin, horizontal black line coming from the left side of the image. Next to the number is text. At the top is bold, black text which reads “choose our representatives.” Beneath it is smaller, thin black text which reads “we’re assembling a flag selection committee of polyamorous and non-monogamous leaders worldwide, focusing on centering BIPOC and other underrepresented and marginalized identities.” Slightly below it is italicized black text which reads “note: check our post from july 14 for committee qualifications!” Slightly below it is more text which reads “our website is under construction, but you’ll soon be able to find your flag selection committee members listed there.” Beneath the text is a black box with italicized, bold white text which reads “who would you recommend?” At the bottom right of the image is a small thin, horizontal white line coming from the very right of the image. At the bottom center is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in gray.

Image 3: An image with a black background. At the top left of the image is a very big pink number 2. Behind the number is a thin, vertical white line coming from the top of the image, going down to about 2/3rds of the image. Next to the number is text. At the top is bold, white text which reads “design, revise, design.” Beneath it is smaller, thin white text which reads “using community feedback and a preeminent flag design manual created by NAVA, our designers will work with the committee to narrow the pool of candidate designs down to 2-4 (the fewer the better).” Beneath it is italicized, bold white text which reads “we don’t plan to have an official open call for submissions, but we are excited to see your designs.” Beneath it is a small thin, vertical pink line. To the right of the line is small white text which reads “in order to be considered, send us your design with a written rationale, including why you believe it would be a perfect representation of our diverse community.” At the bottom right of the image is a small thin, horizontal white line coming from the very right of the image. At the bottom center is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in pink.

Image 4: An image with a white background. At the top left of the image is a very big pink number 3. Behind the number is a thin, vertical black line coming from the top of the image, going down to about 2/3rds of the image. Next to the number is text. At the top is bold, black text which reads “hold a gloabl vote.” Beneath it is smaller, thin black text which reads “we’ll entrust the committee to decide on 2-4 designs that they love, and that they believe represent the present and future of the polyamorous/non-monogamous community.” beneath it is italicized, bold black text which reads “then, you’ll vote for the design you love most.” Beneath it is small black text which reads “we want to hold the vote throughout the month of november 2021, but that will depend on how quickly we can assemble the committee.” Beneath the text is a pink box with text inside. At the top of the pink box is bold black text which reads “the online voting platform is currently in development.” Beneath it is italicized black text which reads “we’re building it with security, fairness, and accessibility as our top priorities.” At the bottom right of the screen is a small thin, horizontal black right that slightly overlaps with the pink box. At the bottom left of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in gray.

Image 5: An image with a pink background. At the top left of the image is a very big white number 4. Behind the number is a thin, horizontal black line coming from the left side of the image. Next to the number is text. At the top is bold, black text which reads “make the flag design free.” Beneath it is smaller, thin black text which reads “once the final flag is chosen by community vote, we will register the design under a creative commons license, ensuring it is available and accessible to the public forever.” Beneath it is bold, italicized black text which reads “though it may not end up on the chosen flag, the five-heart symbol we designed is already free and accessible for you to use.” Beneath it is a small thin, vertical white line. To the right of the line is small, thin black text which reads “find it on wikimedia commons, or through the linktr.ee link in our bio.” At the bottom right of the screen is a small thin, horizontal black right that slightly overlaps with the pink box. At the bottom left of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in gray.

Image 6: An image with a black background. At the top left of the image is a very big white number 5. Behind the number is a thin, vertical pink line coming from the top of the image, going down to about 2/3rds of the image. Next to the number is text. At the top is bold, pink text which reads “tell the world.” Beneath it is smaller, thin pink text which reads “following the vote, we’ll launch a focused, international effort to get the design to as many manufacturers, makers & merchandisers as possible.” Beneath it is some more pink text which reads “we’ll need your help swapping the former flag design with your newly chosen one as widely as possible.” Beneath it is bold, italicized white text which reads “know any creators who’d be interested? make sure they know about the vote!” At the bottom left is another portion of text in bold pink which reads “important:”, followed by thin pink text which reads “we (polyamproud), and the flag selection committee will not receive any financial benefit from this endeavor. we’re doing this because we believe in it and because we love this community.” At the bottom right of the image is a small thin, horizontal pink line coming from the very right of the image. At the bottom center is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in light gray.

Image 7: An image with a black background. At the top of the image is a pink rectangle with bold white text which reads “follow”. Near the middle of the image is an enlarged pink polycule symbol. Underneath the polycule symbol is big, bold white text which reads “many loves.” Followed by big, bold pink text which reads “one”, immediately followed by bold white text which reads “flag.” At the bottom center of the image is thin white text which reads “follow”, immediately followed by thin pink text which reads “@polyamproud”, followed by thin white text which reads “to learn more.”

[Image Description: A set of 8 square images. All text is in lowercase letters, excluding a small part in the first image.

Image 1: An image with a black background. All the text in the image is bold and centered, excluding the watermark. At the top of the image is big white text which reads “answering your questions.” In the middle of the image is the pink outline of a square. On the inside of the square, near the top middle, is capitilized pink text which reads “PART 5″. In the very middle of the image is a white speech bubble with white text inside which reads “why not”, directly followed by text highlighted in pink which reads “hold a vote”, followed by black text which reads “to choose the flag selection committee members?” Beneath it is smaller, bold white text which reads “we did consider this method- here’s why we’re going by word-of-mouth nominations instead.” At the bottom right of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in white. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in white.

Image 2: An image with a white background. At the bottom left of the image is a pink outline of a hand submitting a vote into a voter’s box. All the text in the image is right-aligned and at the right side of the image, excluding the watermark. At the top of the of the right side is big, bold black text which reads “an election is fair... in theory.” Beneath it is a thin, horizontal pink line taking up about 1/3rd of the image width. Beneath it is small, bold text which reads “an election is only fair if enough people know about and participate in it for the results to be meaningfully representative of the group.” Beneath it is thin black text which reads “this is the same concern we have with the vote for the flag itself- it’s why we’re making phone calls, writing emails, and sending messages every day, asking for help from creators, researchers, and more to inform as many people as possible.” At the bottom right of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in black. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in black. At the bottom right is black text which reads “2/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 3: An image with a white background and a big pink circle at the top right of the background. At the right side of the circle is a thin, vertical white line overlapping with part of the circle. All the text in the image is left-aligned and at the left side of the image, excluding the image number. At the top is a black box coming from the left side of the image. Inside the box is bold white text which reads “if we hold an”, directly followed by pink text which reads “election”, followed by more bold white text which reads “for committee members:” Beneath it is slightly bigger, bold black text which reads “the most visible people will get the most votes instead of the most qualified.” Beneath it is smaller black text which reads “this would disproportionately advantage privileged groups, which we’re already working hard to counter in the creation of the flag. it would also unfairly advantage social media influencers over academic researchers, creators of community groups offline, or others working to normalize non-monogamy.” At the bottom right of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in pink. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in pink. At the bottom right is black text which reads “3/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 4: An image with a black background. At both the top left and bottom right corner are pink hearts, at a lower opacity and angled so the point of the heart points towards the corners. At the top right of the image is big bold, right-aligned pink text which reads “what we’re doing instead:” Beneath it is small bold, left-aligned white text which reads “we’re asking for nominations from you and others.” To the left of the text is a small pink arrow pointing towards the words. Beneath the text is white text which reads “we’ve asked for committee member recommendations from advocated who have dedicated significant energy and time to the polyamorous community, including but not limited to some of your favorite social media accounts.” At the bottom center of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in pink. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in pink. At the bottom right is a white arrow pointing towards the right. To the right of it is pink text which reads “4/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 5: An image with a white background. At the top of the image is big bold, centered pink text which reads “we’re centering others.” Beneath it at the left side is a small black arrow pointing towards some bold, centered black text which reads “we’re prioritizing people with historically unrepresented identities. At the bottom left is a screenshot of part 2 of the “answering your questions.” series. It is surrounded by a black border which has rounded corners. Next to the screenshot is left-aligned black text which reads “our goal is to create a more attractive, more inclusive flag for the polyamorous and non-monogamous community- to do that, we need to empower people from all backgrounds to guide our choices.” Beneath it is italicized black text which reads “check out our instagram from july 14 for specifics on our approach.” Beneath the text is a curved pink arrow pointing towards the screenshot to the left of it. At the bottom center of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in black. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in black. At the bottom right is a black arrow pointing towards the right. To the right of it is pink text which reads “5/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 6: An image with a pink background. At both the top left and bottom right corner are pastel pink hearts, at a lower opacity and angled so the point of the heart points towards the corners. All text in the image is left-aligned. At the top of the image is big, bold white text which reads “we’ll continue to be transparent.” Beneath it at the left side of the image is a small white arrow pointing towards the words next to it. To the right of the arrow is small, bold black text which reads “we’re making all committee members viewable on our website.” Beneath it is thin black text which reads “polyamproud.com is up and running but still under construction. by the end of this august, it will include a page where you can view the selected members of the committee and their qualifications- with the possible exception of anyone whose public involvement could endanger them. At the bottom center of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in black. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in black. At the bottom right is a white arrow pointing towards the right. To the right of it is white text which reads “6/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 7: An image with a black background. At both the top left and bottom right corner are white hearts, at a lower opacity and angled so the point of the heart points towards the corners. At the top right of the image is big bold, centered white text which reads “we’re listening to the community.” Beneath it is small bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “we’re expecting to be held accountable.” To the left of the text is a small white arrow pointing towards the words. Beneath the text is white text which reads “we will always welcome your feedback and especially encourage it here. we’ll be carefully vetting each candidate with help from an international network of polyamorous people, and we’ll continue to hear and address your thought and concerns as you bring them to us.” At the bottom center of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark in pink. Beside the watermark is the polycule symbol in pink. At the bottom right is a white arrow pointing towards the right. To the right of it is white text which reads “7/8”, indicating the image number.

Image 8: A single square image with a black background. All the text in the image is centered. Centered at the top of the image is the polycule symbol, enlarged and in pink. Beneath the polycule symbol is big, bold white text which reads “follow @polyamproud“. Beneath the big text is smaller, bold white text which reads “for more polyam content. Beneath that is bold pink text which reads “and to join our effort rto establish a new, beloved polyamorous pride flag.”