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Daily painting 154/365

"We do not have the responsibility of making gay life look good to straights so that they will accept us. I am not at all interested in promoting a cleaned up image to a straight world which is twice as corrupt and ten times as sick."

Vito Russo

He said each color of the flag represented something that was important to the community. Hot Pink for Sex, Red for life, Orange for healing, Yellow for sunlight, Green for nature, Blue for magic\art, Indigo for serenity and Violet for spirit. The rainbow flag was first flown June 25th 1978 for Gay Pride Day and still stands to this day as a symbol of the gay liberation movement, its history recognized and honored by some of our world's highest, most respectable officials.

Baker lived from June 2, 1951 to his end on March 31, 2017. His life was one of art, design, acting and activism. Though going through many iterations as the battle for civil rights changes over time, Bakers flag continues on as a symbol of pride, acceptance, community, diversity and above all, love.

Remember those who crawled through the mud so you could march forward.