What is Rainbow flag (LGBT)?
[[Image:Gay_flag.svg|thumb|220px|LGBT Pride Flag]] '''The Rainbow flag''' has been the [[symbol]] of the [[LGBT]] ([[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]]) community since its creation in 1978. It is also called the 'Pride Flag.' The flag was created by [[Gilbert Baker (artist)|Gilbert Baker]] of [[San Francisco, California]] in 1978. ==History== The flag was first used at a [[LGBT pride]] parade in [[San Francisco]] in 1978, at that time it had eight colors. The next year it was changed to six colors, so it could be easier to make. The flag was first made by [[Gilbert Baker (artist)|Gilbert Baker]], to be used instead of the [[pink triangle]] symbol used before. The pink triangle was used by [[Nazi]]s to show who was [[homosexual]]. Homosexual people were sent to [[concentration camp]]s in [[Nazi Germany]], where they made homosexual men wear a pink triangle. This was like the yellow [[Star of David]] that [[Jew]]s had to wear to show who was Jewish. LGBT people were not ashamed of the pink triangle, but they wanted a more positive, happier symbol. ==Meaning== [[File:Gay flag 8.svg|thumb|right|200px|This was the original flag design]] In the LGBT version of the rainbow flag, each color has a different meaning *Pink = Sexuality *Red = Life *Orange = Healing *Yellow = Sunlight *Green = Nature *Turquoise = Magic/Art *Royal Blue = Serenity/Harmony *Violet = Spirit It used to have a pink stripe, which meant ''sexuality'', but was removed because the [[pink]] [[cloth]] was unable to be mass produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://christiangays.com/articles/flag.shtml|title=History of the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag|publisher=Christian Gays.com|accessdate=September 23, 2013|archive-date=May 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530183518/http://christiangays.com/articles/flag.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also had a Turquoise stripe as well, but it was removed. == Related pages == * [[Bisexual flag]] * [[International Bear Brotherhood Flag]] * [[Pansexual flag]] * [[Pride flag]] * [[Rainb