I was trying to decide what topic I would choose for my first real post and I came up with a few ideas but the obvious topic was the Rainbow Flag.
When anyone who hasn't been living below ground sees a Rainbow Flag, they recognize it as the symbol of the LGBT community.
The rainbow flag was claimed as a symbol of LGBT pride by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker. In 1978, Baker designed the eight-coloured flag, borrowing symbolism from other left-wing movements of the time, and it debuted at the 1978 San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade.
The original eight colours were:
1) PINK - for sexuality
2) RED - for life
3) ORANGE - for healing
4) YELLOW - for sunlight
5) GREEN - for nature
6) TURQUOISE - for art/magic
7) INDIGO - for harmony
8) VIOLET - for spirit
The following year, Gilbert Baker had the Rainbow Flag mass-produced by the San Francisco Paramount Flag Company. Due to restrictions on the production of colours, the number of stripes on the Rainbow Flag was reduced to six rather than the original eight (pink and turquoise were removed and indigo was replaced with blue). The Rainbow Flag is recognized by the International Congress of Flag Makers.
There are variations of the Rainbow Flag, including one with a black stripe meant to represent those who suffered and died of AIDS. The six-coloured Rainbow Flag has become the standard and, though each colour symbolizes a specific quality or ideal, the flag is probably most recognized as a symbol of diversity and unity within the LGBT community.
I've decided that I am not sourcing information. I will source if I deem it worth my time but for the most part this stuff is not difficult to find if you look for it. Okay, that's it, folks. I just wanted to pump out a post so the blog wasn't sitting lame with only an introduction.
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