The Pride Flag: a colourful history of a design icon
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JUNE 18, 2021
It had eight colours and was designed by the artist and queer activist Gilbert Baker who was commissioned to design something that could represent the LGBTQ community by his friend Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California. The flag would later be simplified to become the six-tripe version , which is mostly used today.
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