Its story begins in the 1970s with artist and activist Gilbert Baker.
It's one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, on par with the American flag or the recycling symbol, and especially during Pride Month: The rainbow pride flag.
"Gilbert had become fascinated with flags in 1976, during the Bicentennial," said Charley Beal, president of the Gilbert Baker Foundation."He just suddenly thought, 'These things are powerful.' He saw armies marching into war under a flag and he thought: 'We don't just need a new symbol. We need a flag.'"The very first rainbow Pride flag was designed and handmade by Baker and a group of volunteers for the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
"It was astonishing to me how quickly the rainbow, which truly was a flag of pride and not politics, eclipsed all the others," Ferrigan said.
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