When Milk was assassinated on November 27th, 1978 the flag rose in popularity. The original design featured a hot-pink stripe, but difficulty in obtaining hot-pink fabric resulted in it being dropped from the flag. From red being a symbol for life and the orange representing healing. The first openly gay politician wanted the LGBTQI community to have a positive symbol.Įach color on the flag represents something different. Harvey Milk commissioned the flag to be made before the 1978 pride rally. One that had to be replaced in order to progress. A symbol used by Nazis to identify the gay community during WWII.
Prior to the flag, the community was defined by a pink triangle. It represents their love, inclusiveness and strength, all around the world. The rainbow flag is a universal symbol for the LGBTQI community.
