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**Devius** · April 1st, 2017, 05:15 AM

Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died aged 65, US media report.

He initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the city's gay freedom day, the precursor to the modern pride parade.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday evening in San Francisco.

Mr Baker's original flag had eight colours, each representing a different aspect of humanity:

Pink - sexuality
Red - life
Orange - healing
Yellow- sunlight
Green - nature
Turquoise - art
Indigo - harmony
Violet - human spirit

It would later be reduced to six stripes, removing pink and indigo, and swapping blue for turquoise.

Mr Baker said he wanted to convey the idea of diversity and inclusion, using "something from nature to represent that our sexuality is a human right".

In 2015, New York's Museum of Modern Art acquired the flag for its design collection, calling it a "powerful design milestone".

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39462530

RIP

April 1st, 2017, 05:15 AM	#6312
Devius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: It's a London Thing.... Posts: 23,485 Thanks: 142,057 Thanked 228,259 Times in 23,519 Posts	Gilbert Baker, LGBT rainbow flag creator, dies aged 65 Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died aged 65, US media report. He initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the city's gay freedom day, the precursor to the modern pride parade. A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday evening in San Francisco. Mr Baker's original flag had eight colours, each representing a different aspect of humanity: Pink - sexuality Red - life Orange - healing Yellow- sunlight Green - nature Turquoise - art Indigo - harmony Violet - human spirit It would later be reduced to six stripes, removing pink and indigo, and swapping blue for turquoise. Mr Baker said he wanted to convey the idea of diversity and inclusion, using "something from nature to represent that our sexuality is a human right". In 2015, New York's Museum of Modern Art acquired the flag for its design collection, calling it a "powerful design milestone". Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39462530 RIP __________________ "I've had it with them, I've had it with you, I've had it with ALL THIS - I WANT ROOM SERVICE!* I want the club sandwich, I want the cold Mexican beer, I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!"* Johnny Mnemonic (1995)