Gilbert Baker · 19788 stripes · Has symbol

Original Baker flag - stars

An early variant of Gilbert Baker's 1978 rainbow pride flag with a star-filled canton, symbolizing LGBTQ+ people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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Designer

Gilbert Baker

Year Created

1978

First Flown

1978

Stripe Count

8 stripes

Colors & Meanings

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These colors represent important ideas connected to this flag and community.

History

LGBTQ+ people are those whose sexual orientations or gender identities fall outside straight and cisgender norms. Gilbert Baker designed the original eight-stripe rainbow pride flag in 1978 in San Francisco, with stripes for sexuality (pink), life (red), healing (orange), sunlight (yellow), serenity (green), magic (turquoise), harmony (blue), and spirit (purple). This early variant adds a star-filled canton to Baker's foundational design. The colors are hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, purple, and white.