History of the Rainbow Flag

More than a symbol, the rainbow flag has given the LGBTQ community a tool to proclaim its power and humanity. This is its 40-year history. ️

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00:00The Pink Triangle, which was made by Hitler, was really the predominant signifier of gay people.

00:07We needed something from us, something that really expressed our, you know, our joy.

00:31My particular craft, sewing, became my activism.

00:36I dyed the fabric with my friends at the gay center.

00:47A flag really fits us in the sense that it's a necessary tool to proclaim power.

01:00The Pink Triangle

01:05The Pink Triangle

01:2510,000 people paid 50 dollars each to be allowed to wear this gigantic ribbon.

01:31Because beyond history, it's the shadow of AIDS, the disease that killed more than 220,000 people here,

01:36who were wandering the streets of New York.

01:50I did not have a chance to comment on how good the White House looked in rainbow colors.

01:54That was pretty cool. That was a good thing.

02:01The Pink Triangle