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Gilbert Baker and the first pride flag displayed at Pride in 1978. I met him at the San Francisco Flag Store, back in the day.
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Gilbert Baker and the first pride flag displayed at Pride in 1978. I met him at the San Francisco Flag Store, back in the day.
I made the 9-stripe Gilbert Baker flag (2017), with art made by queer artists. The artists in order:
Lavender: Jeffrey Gibson Pink: Keith Haring Red: Jean-Michel Basquiat Orange: Frida Khalo Yellow: Sadao Hasegawa Green: Jimmy DeSana Skyblue: Salvador Dalí Blue: Arondéus Purple: Lola Flash
And the many other variations of the rainbow pride flag!
Redbubble: Design 1, Design 2, Design 3, Design 4, Design 5, Design 6
Threadless Pride Collection
Looking for a collection of pride flags year round? Check out my Coffee Table Book of Pride Flags full of fun queer art here!
Rainbow flag colorpicked from the original 1978 flag <3
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The Original Rainbow Pride Flag (1978) by Gilbert Baker.
The original Pride flag and the sewing machine it was made on by Gilbert Baker in 1978.
In 1978 Harvey Milk asked his friend, designer Gilbert Baker to make a symbol that would represent gay pride. Using the U.S. flag as inspiration, Baker hand-sewed the original rainbow flag.
He said each color of the flag represented something that was important to the community. Hot Pink for Sex, Red for life, Orange for healing, Yellow for sunlight, Green for nature, Blue for magic\art, Indigo for serenity and Violet for spirit. The rainbow flag was first flown June 25th 1978 for Gay Pride Day and still stands to this day as a symbol of the gay liberation movement, its history recognized and honored by some of our world's highest, most respectable officials.
Baker lived from June 2, 1951 to his end on March 31, 2017. His life was one of art, design, acting and activism. Though going through many iterations as the battle for civil rights changes over time, Bakers flag continues on as a symbol of pride, acceptance, community, diversity and above all, love.
Remember those who crawled through the mud so you could march forward.
Happy PRIDE month. 💜💙💚💛💗
Happy birthday Gilbert Baker!
Born on 2 June 1951, in Chanute, Kansas, Gilbert Baker was instrumental in the creation of the rainbow flag, now an internationally recognised symbol of the queer community.
In 1978, openly-gay politician Harvey Milk asked Gilbert to design a symbol for that year's pride celebrations in San Francisco. Gilbert chose the rainbow as a symbol that was beautiful, diverse, and natural.
Gilbert, along with other artists and volunteers, created the first rainbow flags by hand, dyeing the fabric in huge rubbish bins, and then rinsing it out late at night at a local laundromat.
The rainbow flag was first flown as a symbol of the queer community at San Francisco Pride on 25 June 1978.
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