So... I made a P-DID pride flag!
I conceptualised this flag since I and a few system friends of ours realised that none of the current P-DID flags truly represented us. I tried from my side to recognize all P-DID systems in general while designing this :)
The Stripes
- Red — Disruption & Strength
Representing the fracturing and interference that defines P-DID — the intrusions, the discontinuities, the complexity of a self that is not singular. It acknowledges the difficulty of this experience without diminishing it.
- Yellow – The Front
Mirroring the central sun, this stripe honours the dominant alter who carries daily life, the one holding visibility and the responsibility of functioning in the world.
- White — The Space Between
The neutral centre represents co-consciousness itself: the shared space where alters exist simultaneously without one fully taking executive control. Neither absence nor presence, but coexistence*.*
- Green — Resilience & Continuity
Representing the capacity to persist, learn, grow, and continue functioning. It symbolizes life moving forward & the system enduring and existing across time.
- Blue — Depth & The Unseen
Honouring the non-dominant alters who are present and influential — yet operating beneath the surface of daily life. Blue sees what is not always visible to the outside world.
The Symbol
The central image is a hybrid of a solar system and an atom. The sun at the centre represents the fronting alter: the one most present and visible, keeping the system in orbit. The electrons/planets on their orbits represent non-dominant alters in co-consciousness — distinct and individual with each outlined in different colours to reflect their uniqueness. The orbital paths themselves carry meaning too: the vertical orbit sits at a different distance than the diagonal ones, reflecting how co-consciousness is never uniform, some alters are closer, some further, and that distance shifts depending on the system and the moment. This hybrid framing grounds it in scale and legitimacy, because a system is not a small thing, it is its own universe.
Lmk what y'all think 🫶🏻 (spent an entire week on conceptualising, designing, making, and writing this 😔🤚🏻)