Plus, it’s a natural flag - it’s from the sky!” So some people might not think that the flag represents race, but it was very much intended to do so. The flag sports a green stripe, because green is the opposite of purple, which is a color that strongly relates to gender due to it being a combination of the traditionally masculine blue and feminine pink.
He later said, 'The rainbow is so perfect because it really fits our diversity in terms of race, gender, ages, all of those things. This black, white, gray, and green pride flag was created by Salem X and was first seen on Tumblr in February 2014.
football player had made such a revelation. Baker wanted a flag to represent the whole community and it's many different perspectives. In 1975, Dave Kopay had been retired from the NFL for three years when he stunned the world by revealing he was gaythe first time a professional U.S. At the time, the Pink Triangle flag was used by the community, which was a little problematic as that was the symbol used by the Nazi's to identify gay people. He designed the flag in response to racism in the LGBT community. To better understand this debate and why the rainbow flag SHOULD be inclusive of ethnic minorities, we need to take a quick history lesson in the origins of the rainbow flag.Īs rightfully pointed out by HISKIND magazine, the original pride flag was created by the late Gilbert Baker in 1978.
The campaign has sparked a big discussion in the community about what the pride flag actually means and who it represents.
