![]() New York was the birthplace of Pride in 1970, where the first one occurred a year after the Stonewall Riots. ![]() It was not until that period, during the 1990s, that Pride began to resemble what it is today – a celebration of the LGBT identity and thus a political and social demonstration. As the flag spread it later became recognised as a global symbol for LGBT rights. The idea Baker intended behind his creation was to show diversity and inclusion using “something from nature to represent that our sexuality is a human right”. Over time there was an increase in parades and demonstrations in San Francisco, New York and all over the U.S. Originally, Pride was solely a political demonstration to voice lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) demands for equal rights and protection. ![]() Everyone is welcome to join the event to walk for manifestation of love, liberation and freedom to be able love whoever one wants to love and to be whoever one wants to be.īaker initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the”Gay Freedom Day”, precursor to the modern pride parade. Today, this flag represents the LGBT community which is now celebrated worldwide through various Pride parades. “People aren’t just one thing, they’re not just gay, or not just transsexual, everyone can be a mixture of things.” These are the words from artist and activist Gilbert Baker, the person behind the creation of the rainbow flag.
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