The green stripe in the center of his timeless flag will ensure that we never forget it. For humans and the planet earth alike.įor Gilbert Baker, nature sat at the core of his movement. Our earth, its resources, its healing and feeding capabilities, are all apart of the pride movement's overarching goal for peace, love, and equality. To love and be loved by others is natural. To be gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender is natural. To openly express and share one's sexuality is natural. The beauty of pride - celebrating love, humanity, and acceptance of and for everybody - is intrinsically tied with nature. And the center stripe? Green represents nature. They are home.īut what about the colors themselves? Each one was adorned with a specific meaning that upheld the values of gay rights activism. All month long during Pride, dozens of pride flags line Sheridan Square by the Stonewall Inn, where the gay pride movement began, and are also hung in storefronts and on homes.
The key to freedom, for Gilbert, was to be seen.Īnd seen it was. Most importantly, he designed the flag to be visible - using bright colors and a recognizable rainbow pattern. These 2 stripes were first added for Philadelphia Pride in 2017. The film will also give us a glimpse into the mind of the original gay pride flag artist, Gilbert Baker. Back in 1978, Baker created the rainbow flag to represent gay pride. This is the 8 colour Gay Pride Rainbow Flag, with the 2 additional stripes of Black & Brown. They will be ascending upon the WorldPride celebrations in New York City this year, under the direction of Producer Kevin Coop, to tell the story of what goes into the making of Pride. The official documentary of World Pride 2019, Humans of Pride, is being created by 30 volunteers from around the world. But what is the history behind the flag, its creator, and its colors? Film: Humans of Pride (2019) With an iconic design that has been at the forefront of LGBTQ activism movements since the 1970s, it's easy to forget its origin. The pride flag is adorned with the six colors of the rainbow. Can you guess which one? You got it: green! Then, in 2019, the tumblr blog gayflagblog. Years passed and for the most part, this flag had stopped circulating in transmed truscum circles, but was still recognizable. Happy Pride! There are six colors on the iconic pride flag, and today we'll uncover the meaning behind one of them. Because of their departure, and the minimal amount of information the original creator gave on the flag, transmed and truscum adopted the flag as an exclusionary gay-men flag.