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June is Gay and Lesbian Pride month, and folks are eager to learn more about the movement's colorful symbol, the rainbow. The rainbow appears on bumper stickers, T-shirts, computer mouse pads, and especially on flags. This site from CRW Flags explains its origin. In 1978, a San Francisco artist named Gilbert Baker designed a rainbow flag with eight horizontal
stripes. Similar to how the American flag's 50 stars stand for the 50 states and its 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies, the eight stripes on the rainbow flag were symbolic. From top to bottom, the colors and their meanings were: - Pink: Sex
- Red: Life
- Orange: Healing
- Yellow: Sun
- Green: Nature
- Turquoise: Art
- Indigo: Harmony
- Violet: Spirit
Since then, the flag has changed a bit. The current
version has six stripes instead of eight. However celebrating and understanding diversity is still the underlying theme. For more information, check out Yahoo's page on Gay Pride. There you'll find pictures, event information, and more than a few fabulous podcasts.
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