But through all its iterations, the flag still remains an evergreen beacon of hope and resilience for the community.īack in April, the GLBT Historical Society received an archival donation: a section of one of the two first rainbow flags raised on June 25, 1978, in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. The Pride Flag's adopted meaning and design have been tweaked over the years. There are no words, it’s not a symbol of violence, it comes from nature.” “The beautiful thing about it is that it’s a rainbow. Each of the eight colors had a meaning: Pink: Sex.
“It’s a statement that we exist and that we’re part of the community,” said Terry Beswik, the executive director of the GBLT Historical Society, to the SF Examiner. Three years later, Milk challenges Baker to create a symbol for the gay community, and the end product is the first rainbow LGBTQ flag. Read more: #Pride- GLBT Historical Society June 4, 2021Īt the present, if you visit the GLBT Historical Society Museum, which recently reopened to the public, you'll come across a portion of the recovered flag behind a glass display.
Believed lost for over 40 years, the original rainbow flag has finally come home to San Francisco! Donated by the Gilbert Baker Foundation, the flag will be formally unveiled at noon tomorrow, June 4 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum.
