The rainbow flag or pride flag (formerly gay pride flag) is a symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and … See more

Gilbert Baker's nine-stripe flag
Gilbert Baker created a nine-stripe version of the flag in March 2017, adding a lavender stripe to … See more

Additional pride flags
The popularity of the rainbow flag has influenced the creation and adoption of a wide variety of multi … See more

Origin
Gilbert Baker, born in 1951 and raised in Parsons, Kansas, had served in the U.S. Army between 1970 and 1972. After an honorable discharge, … See more

The rainbow flag has been repurposed to manifest a multitude of transnational and globalized ways of being queer. In a few scholarly articles, the rainbow flag is described as a " See more

Mile-long flags
For the 25th anniversary of the June 1969 Stonewall Riots in 1994, flag creator Baker, aka Sister Chanel 2001 of the Sisters of Perpetual … See more

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