The original flag, by Gilbert Baker, June 25, 1978.
“The first Gay Pride flag was made in 1978 by a man named Gilbert Baker. He gave a meaning to each color.”
Beginners (2010) – Directed by Mike Mills
Fun fact! The reason we don’t see hot pink and turquoise in the modern flag is literally due to money and accessibility! Back when these were being hand dyed, the dyes for pink and teal were the most expensive. To make the flag easier for everyone to be able to afford (or make on their own), pink and teal were excluded, and their meaning is someone’s associated with the color below it now. Red now meaning sexuality and life, blue meaning magic and harmony.
I knew there was a reason teal is my favorite color
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