On Friday, after the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex civil marriage nationwide, rainbows sprouted everywhere -- gay-rights celebrations nationwide, the White House, Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building, the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, probably your Facebook feed, and even in the mist from the water cannons Turkish police used to break up a gay pride parade on Sunday. But how did the rainbow become the symbol for gay rights? A man named Gilbert Baker designed a rai...
The history and meaning of the LGBT rainbow flag, explained in 90 seconds
The Week - 30 Jun 2015 06:12
On Friday, after the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex civil marriage nationwide, rainbows sprouted everywhere -- gay-rights celebrations nationwide, the White House, Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building, the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, probably your Facebook feed, and even in the mist from the water cannons Turkish police used to break up a gay pride parade on Sunday. But how did the rainbow become the symbol for gay rights? A man named Gilbert Baker designed a rai...
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