Raising it up and seeing it there blowing in the wind for everyone to see. “It all goes back to the first moment of the first flag back in 1978 for me. Baker quickly realized he wasn’t in Kansas anymore. Gay rights activist and first openly gay politician Harvey Milk challenged him to create a symbol the community could rally behind. After being discharged, he stayed in SF and sewed clothing. In the 1970s, a young man named Gilbert Baker arrived in San Fransisco from Kansas. His creation, however, will live on for generations to come. In celebration of the eight stripes of his original flag design, check out these eight facts about Baker’s creation of the rainbow pride flag. The man behind the ubiquitous rainbow gay pride flag died last month at 65, peacefully, in his home. This article originally appeared on The Fresh Toast
