Gilbert Baker Pride Flag Sticker Pack

Influence Backlash See also References External links Rainbow flag (LGBTQ) Article Talk Read View source View history Tools Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Colour (beta) Automatic Light Dark Page semi-protected From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia (Redirected from Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)) "Gay pride flag" redirects here. For the flag for gay men, see Gay men's flags. For the different flags of LGBTQ pride, see Pride flag. Rainbow flag The most popular version of the flag, with six stripes, first introduced in 1979 LGBTQ Pride flag Use Association with the LGBTQ community Adopted 1978 Design Striped flag, typically six colours (from top to bottom): red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Designed by Gilbert Baker Part of the LGBTQ series LGBTQ symbols Symbols Pink triangleLabrysLambdaHandkerchief codeQueer manicureGaysper Pride flags Aromantic Asexual Bear Bisexual Gay flag of South Africa Gay men Intersex Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag Leather Lesbian Non-binary Pansexual Rainbow Rainbow crossing Transgender vte The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride and LGBTQ movements in use since the 1970s. The rainbow flag or pride flag (formerly gay pride flag) is a symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements, as well as a peace symbol. The colours reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of LGBTQ pride began in San Francisco, California and subsequently became common at LGBTQ rights events worldwide. Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists,[1][2][3][4] the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colours,[5][6] from 1979 to the present day the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow. LGBTQ people and allies currently use rainbow flags and many rainbow-themed items and colour schemes as an outward symbol of their identity or support. There are derivations of the rainbow flag that are used to focus attention on specific causes or groups within the community (e.g. transgender people, fighting the AIDS epidemic, inclusion of LGBTQ people of colour). In addition to the rainbow, many other flags and symbols are used to communicate specific identities within the LGBTQ community.