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It’s know by many names: the Rainbow flag, the Pride flag of the LGBT community, the Freedom Flag and sometimes the Gay Pride Flag. Whatever you care to call it, this flag has become a symbol of lesbian, [/tag]gay[/tag], [/tag]bisexual[/tag], and transgender (GLBT) pride and LGBT social movements in use since the 1970s.

The rainbow flagwas popularized as a symbol of GLBT pride and diversity by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colors symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is used predominantly at gay pride events and in gay villages worldwide in various forms including banners, clothing and jewelry. For the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots held in 1994 in New York city a mile-long rainbow flag was created and post-parade cut up in sections that have since been used around the world.

Originally created with eight colors, pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes and as of 2008, it consists of six colored stripes, which should always be displayed with red on top or to left. Aside from the obvious symbolism of a mixed LGBT community, the colors were designed to symbolize: red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), blue (harmony), and purple/violet (spirit). The removed colors stood for sex (pink) and art/magic (turquoise). It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow.

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