(photograph by Crawford Barton, Crawford Barton Collection (1993-11), GLBT Historical Society) ![]() The two rainbow flags can be seen flying in the far distance. This April, a 10-by-28 feet-long segment of one of Baker’s authentic pride flags entered the collection of the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco, where it was unveiled last week as part of the ongoing exhibition Performance, Protest and Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker.Ī view from the stage in front of San Francisco City Hall at the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. The flags constitute a priceless piece of queer history, but until now, they were both presumed lost. It was created by Gilbert Baker, an artist and queer activist, who described his rainbow-striped design as “something beautiful, something from us … it really fits our diversity in terms of race, gender, ages, all of those things.” That day, two pride banners replaced the United States and United Nations flags hoisted at the United Nations Plaza. The first Rainbow Flag, adopted by the LGBTQ community as a symbol of pride and solidarity, was raised on June 25, 1978, at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. (photograph by Mark Rennie, courtesy the Gilbert Baker Foundation) The two original eight-color rainbow flags flying at United Nations Plaza during San Francisco Gay Freedom Day 1978.
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