Afterwards, Baker thought a rainbow flag would represent the beautiful diversity of this community. A pink triangle has symbolized, the gay rights movement.
It was initially designed by artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The design of the flag changed over a year and each colour has a specific meaning. The famous flag has become a symbol of pride and support for lesbian, transgender, gay, bisexual, and pansexual people. Pride month and the iconic rainbow pride flag are correlated and it’s impossible to think of pride month without imagining the iconic rainbow flag.