My name is George Benson and we are here to talk about the Rainbow Flag. This flag is from 1978 and it’s the original design that Gilbert Baker made in San Francisco. Harvey Milk, who was the first ...

Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. Baker was urged by Harvey Milk to create a symbol for the LGBT community and he chose a flag, which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride.

But how did this flag come to represent LGBTQ pride? The first rainbow flag was created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, an openly gay artist and drag queen. Harvey Milk, a prominent gay politician, had ...