The first rainbow pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker and unveiled during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day on June 25, ...

But Baker’s original flag actually had eight colors, including a pink and turquoise stripe. So why don’t we fly that one today? There’s an interesting reason for each exclusion. Back when ...

Originally, the flag featured eight stripes—pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo and violet. Soon after it was made, pink would be dropped and indigo and turquoise would be ...

That earliest iteration included pink and turquoise stripes, symbolizing sex and art, respectively—parts of queer life that the designers thought were worth fighting for. Later that year ...