How did the rainbow-colored Pride flag become a universal symbol of gay pride, queer love, inclusivity, and tolerance? A flag really fit that mission, because that’s a way of proclaiming your visibility or saying, “This is who I am!” – Gilbert Baker, Creator of the Pride flag Our job as gay people was to come out, to be visible, to live in the truth.
Celebrate Pride Month with a look at the most colorful symbol in LGBTQIA+ history and its changing role in how the community sees itself.