Originally, Baker’s Pride Flag had pink, indigo and turquoise but these colours are not found on today’s flag which has red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. The original flag was a little different from the one we see today.
With this idea in mind, Baker got to work, and with the help of some volunteers, he hand-dyed and sewed together the very first Pride Flag. He wanted a new symbol for the LGBTQIA+ community that would celebrate its diversity and which everyone could wear with pride. It was designed by artist Gilbert Baker in San Francisco in 1978 at the request of influential gay rights leader Harvey Milk. The Pride Flag is widely known across the world as the symbol which represents the LGBTQIA+ community.
