GILBERT PRIDE FLAG, THE FLAF THAT STARTED IT ALL. IT WAS CREATED IN 1977 BY GILBERT BAKER, AN ARTIST, ACTIVIST AND OPENLY GAY MILITARY VETERAN.TASKED BY HARVEY MILK, A HISTORIC FIGURE IN THE FIGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS, TO CREATE A FLAG FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY, BAKER CREATED A RAINBOW FLAG WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT COLORS. INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC SONG "OVER THE RAINBOW" FROM THE WIZARD FROM OZ, BAKER CREATED A RAINBOW FLAG TO REPRESENT LGBTQ FOLKS. EACK COLOR IN THE FLAG ALSO HAD A SPECIFIC MEANING,
HOT PINK SYMBOLIZES SEX
RED EQUALS LIFE
ORANGE SYMBOLIZES HEALING
YELLOW STANDS FOR SUNLIGHT
GREEN REPRESENTS NATURE
TURQUOISE EQUALS MAGIC & ART
INDIGO STANDS FOR SERENITY
VIOLET REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF LGBTQ PROPLE.