Baker chose to make this symbol a flag because he believed flags to be the most powerful symbol of pride.
, one of the first openly elected gay men in the United States to create a symbol of pride in the gay community. Baker later said that he tried to persuade him Harvey Milk. It dates back to 1978, when openly gay and transvestite artist Gilbert Baker designed the first rainbow flag.
But how did this flag become a symbol of LGBTQ pride? During Pride Month, it is not uncommon to see the rainbow flag proudly displayed as a symbol LGBTQ. June has long been recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month in honor of riots at Stonewall, which took place in New York in June 1969.
