Original Rainbow Flag

Flag Designer: Gilbert Baker

Original Rainbow Flag Color Meaning

• Hot Pink: Sexuality
• Red: Vitality
• Orange: Healing
• Yellow: Sunlight
• Green: Nature
• Turquoise: Magic or Art
• Indigo: Harmony
• Violet: Spirit

Hot Pink was removed in because of lack of accessible fabric dye

Turquoise was removed to make the flag more symmetrical

Date Created: June, 1978

Location Created: San Francisco, USA

Source

Grovier, K. (2016, June 15). The history of the rainbow flag. BBC – Culture, p. Web. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160615-the-history-of-the-rainbow-flag