Rainbow flag (LGBTQ): Difference between revisions

 

===Origin===

Gilbert Baker, born in 1951 and raised in [[Parsons, Kansas]], had served in the US Army between 1970 and 1972. After an honorable discharge, Baker taught himself to sew. In 1974, Baker met [[Harvey Milk]], an influential gay leader, who later challenged Baker to devise a symbol of pride for the gay community.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2015/06/17/moma-acquires-the-rainbow-flag/ |title = MoMA Acquires the Rainbow Flag |website = MoMA.org |publisher = [[Museum of Modern Art]] |access-date = May 5, 2016 }}</ref> The original gay pride flags flew at the San Francisco [[San Francisco Pride|Gay Freedom Day Parade]] celebration on June 25, 1978.<ref name="GLBTHS2021" /> Prior to that event, the [[Pink triangle]] had been used as a symbol for the [[LGBT community]], despite representing a dark chapter in the history of homosexuality. The Nazi regime had used the pink triangle to identify and stigmatize men interned as homosexuals in the concentration camps. Rather than relying on a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] tool of oppression, the community sought a new inspiring symbol.

[[File:Gay flag 8.svg|128px|thumb|Original eight-stripe version designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978]]