And that influence really came to me when I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will.” ![]() doesn’t say the word ‘Gay,’ and it doesn’t say ‘the United States’ on the American flag but everyone knows visually what they mean. “I thought that we needed that kind of symbol, that we needed as a people something that everyone instantly understands. I thought a gay nation should have a flag too, to proclaim its own idea of power.” Reflecting on his design, Baker said: Baker was inspired by “the vertical red, white, and blue tricolor from the French Revolution and how both flags owed their beginnings to a riot, a rebellion, or revolution. The Rainbow Flag design has achieved worldwide recognition as a symbol of the LGBTQAI+ community and in its association with Pride. In 1978, San Franciscan LGBTQAI+ artist, Gilbert Baker, designed the iconic Rainbow Flag.
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