the rainbow flag celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2003. during the gay pride celebrations in june of that year, gilbert baker restored the rainbow flag back to its original eight-striped version and advocated that others do the same. he later unveiled his final version with nine-stripes for the 39th anniversary of the first rainbow flag. reportedly in response to donald trump's election, baker added a ninth stripe in lavender (above the hot pink stripe at the top) to represent diversity. however, much of the wider gay community has continued to use the better known six-striped version.