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Rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker, who was often referred to as the 'gay Betsy Ross,' passed away today at his home in New York.
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San Francisco was then a centre for the women's rights and civil rights movements, and after a police raid in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan, a gathering spot for gay New Yorkers, more people began coming out as gay. By Steven Bracco - Published on March 31, 2017. In the screenshot, the restaurant’s Twitter icon was pride-themed. He served as a medic and was eventually stationed in San Francisco, where he remained after leaving the army in 1972. A creator, who posts under the username juicyload, uploaded a fake screenshot of Chick-fil-A’s Twitter account. Baker said he was outgoing growing up but had always thought of himself as an outcast because he was gay.īaker spent a year in college before he was drafted into the army. His mother was a teacher, and his father was a lawyer and a judge. Baker shared his rainbow flag textiles, photographs, oil paintings and other artwork with audiences around the world including at World Pride in Rome (2000), at the New York Gay Community Center. Baker's death was announced on Twitter by activist and author Cleve Jones, who called him his 'dearest friend in the world.' 'Gilbert gave the world the Rainbow Flag he gave me forty years of love and friendship. Jones recalled the rainbow flag's first appearance at the 1978 gay pride parade. Gilbert Baker, the man who created the rainbow flag an iconic symbol of the LGBT rights movement died Thursday. Gilbert Baker was born on June 2, 1951, in Chanute, Kansas, a tiny rural town that was a stop on the Santa Fe Railway. The creator of the rainbow flag that has become a widely recognized symbol of gay rights has died at age 65. Pink fabric was too expensive, Baker said, so it was removed, and turquoise and blue were combined into one colour, royal blue. The flag itself has changed since 1978, going to six colours from eight. After the United States Supreme Court legalised gay marriage in 2015, more than 26 million people on Facebook changed their profile photos to include the flag. It has been hung from apartment balconies as a sign of solidarity. On this website, it is listed as both a Bigender Pride Flag and an Intersex Pride Flag. It has been waved by gay rights supporters in China fighting for equality. 1 While the Wikimedia source for this flag identifies this as a Bigender Pride Flag, other sources identify this as an Intersex Pride Flag, claiming that the creator, Natalie Phox, renamed the flag later to clarify the identity it represents. Since its introduction, the rainbow flag has become a universal symbol for inclusion, peace and love.