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THE GAY FLAG: MEANG, HISTORY AND IMAG
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In a world which stunts are expelled for handg out Pri flags to prott Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill," the need to show support for LGTBQ+ rights—publicly as well as privately—is as important as ever. Read on to learn more about the flags, their origs, and their meangs.Gilbert Baker Pri Flag(Image cred: Wikimedia Commons)In 1977, gay polician Harvey Milk tasked veteran Gilbert Baker to e up wh a Pri flag.
Apparently Baker had trouble gettg the pk lor, so the flag began sellg wh seven lors stead.Tradnal Gay Pri Flag (Image cred: Getty Imag/Norberto Cuen)This is probably the flag you'll see most often: Six lors, apparently easier to produce than the odd-numbered seven (although other reports say was more about makg the flag easier for paras and to hang on posts). The term was ed 2006 on The Asexual Visibily & Edutn Network (AVEN) by er “sonofzeal” but 's not known who signed the origal flag.Lbian Labrys Flag(Image cred: Getty Imag/Ecelop)This flag isn't wily ed—and part of the reason may be that the flag was signed 1999 by a gay man, Sean Campbell.