On this day, 25 June 1978, the rainbow LGBTQ flag was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day march. The flag was designed by gay artist and army veteran Gilbert Baker (pictured in 2003), and the two flags flown were hand-dyed and stitched by 30 volunteers. The original design included eight coloured stripes: pink for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for our, indigo for peace and purple for spirit.
This Pride month we are releasing a series of podcast episodes on LGBTQ history. Check them out and subscribe on your favourite podcast app or at https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1154195661432249/?type=3