In 1978, the first flag was organic everything. It did have eight colors: the six colors of the rainbow we see today plus hot pink and turquoise. But pretty quickly on I realized that I would never be able to… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
A flag translates into everything, from tacky souvenirs to the names of organizations and the way that flags function. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
Anita Bryant had the effect of galvanizing the whole gay movement. She was somebody whom everybody could hate. She was easy to hate. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
A true flag is not something you can really design. A true flag is torn from the soul of the people. A flag is… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
I was afraid my family would lock me up and give me electroshock. I was a screaming queen. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
The rainbow flag is beautiful because it's about love. The Confederate flag is ugly because it's about hate. It's pretty simple from the art… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
Once I was finally liberated from my Kansas background, the first thing I did was get a sewing machine, because it's 1972, and I… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
My parents and I didn't speak for 10 years. It took a long time to rebuild that relationship. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
Being gay in San Francisco is fun. Being gay in Saudi Arabia - that's a whole other matter. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
I was astounded nobody had thought of making a rainbow flag before because it seemed like such an obvious symbol for us. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
When I was young, they thought I was from outer space. I was the only gay person they probably knew, and they struggled with… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
Flags say something. You put a rainbow flag on your windshield, and you're saying something. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
I love going to cities around the world and seeing the rainbow flag, knowing that it's a safe place where I can be myself. — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
