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The flag was modified in 1979 by the organizers of the 1979 San Francisco Pride parade, who wanted to "split the flag into two in order to decorate the two sides of the parade route," according to Virginia's Old Dominion University website.
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"In the original eight-color version, pink stood for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony and violet for the soul," the website of Amherst College in Massachusetts explains. The rainbow flag, seen first in the gallery above, was designed by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco's Gay Freedom Celebration.
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Cameron Whimsey via Wikimedia Commons The demisexual pride flag. This flag is meant to represent the entire Pride community, in addition to being the main flag for gay men. Like Baker’s original design, the colors have their own separate meanings. KiwiNeko14 via Wikimedia Commons The aromantic pride flag. Gay Pride/Rainbow Flag Meaning The quintessential six-stripe Gay Pride Flag is derived from the original Pride flag design created by Gilbert Baker. McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The pansexual pride flag. Inspired by Judy Garland's 'Over the Rainbow ,' these colors flew at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade celebration on June 25, 1978. Out of this uprising the Gay Liberation Front was formed and helped create the first Pride march. Pink represented sexual liberation and the turquoise represents Native Americans and the magic. It actually had 8 colours: the original ones on the current flag, as well as the colours pink and turquoise. Calcavorix via Wikimedia Commons The polysexual pride flag. Key resistance was led by Lesbians and Trans women of colour. The original Pride Flag isn’t the one that is such a common symbol of the LGBTQ+ community today. Marilyn Roxie, McLennonSon via Wikimedia Commons The gender fluid pride flag. Jim Evans via Wikimedia Commons The genderqueer pride flag. The first gay pride flag was created by Gilbert Baker. Each of the colors represent a different aspect of life. Today’s gay pride flag has only six colors. Kye Rowan via Wikimedia Commons The polyamorous pride flag. The very first gay pride flag made its first appearance in 1978. Britrek87 via Wikimedia Commons A non-binary pride flag. Michael Page via Wikimedia Commons The asexual pride flag. Dlloyd based on Monica Helms design via Wikimedia Commons The bisexual pride flag. L ke in Inkscape via Wikimedia Commons The transgender pride flag. Guanaco via Wikimedia Commons The lesbian pride flag designed in 2018. His legacy lives on in the six-colored flag that flies proudly every Gay Pride month, recognizing the lives, and loves, of LGBT people worldwide.