Ever wondered why Rainbow colours are used as a symbol for Pride?..

The Rainbow colours were chosen as a symbol for Pride to represent the LGBTQ Community by a man called Gilbert Baker who was a gay Artist. He wanted to create a symbol showing Diversity.

Each of the Rainbow colours stand for something different:

• Hot Pink: Sex
• Red: Life
• Orange: Healing
• Yellow: Sunlight
• Green: Nature
• Turquoise: Magic and Art
• Indigo: Serenity
• Violet: Spirit

Gilbert Baker was an openly gay man and drag queen and in 1978 designed the first rainbow flag. The first rainbow flag was flown on June 25th 1978 for the Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco. The first flags were made by hand by volunteers. The Rainbow flag was only truly established to represent the LGBTQ in 1994.

Today Pride is celebrated during the month of June but the actual Pride day is June 28th this is the date when the first Pride marches were held in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago in 1970.

So Why June the 28th?

• Pride is celebrated in june because it commemorates the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which all kicked off after the New York City police raided a gay club in New York called the Stonewall Inn in the early hours of June the 28th 1969. These Riots lasted for 6 days and became a major catalyst for gay rights in the US and the rest of the world. On June 28th 1970 a year after the Riots took place the first peaceful Pride marches where held with no dress restrictions and where people could express their sexuality freely thousands attended to commemorate the Stonewall Riots which had taken place one year earlier and to campaign for Equal Rights.

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