Pride month, from June 1st to the 30th, is a month in which we celebrate LGBTQ+ pride, and commemorate the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer culture and community. Every day this week, we will be sharing the history of Pride and the many identities this community includes.
In 1978, Gilbert Baker created the first rainbow flag, with him and a group of volunteers making flags that were flown for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day on June 25th of the same year. Baker wanted the flag mass produced, but due to production issues, the pink and turquoise stripes were removed and indigo was replaced by basic blue.
In June 2018, designer Daniel Quasar redesigned the pride flag, incorporating features from the trans flag to focus on progress and inclusion. In 2021, Valentino Vecchietti redesigned the progress flag made by Daniel Quasar, thus making the Intersex-Inclusive Pride flag.
