Always wounder that I love Rainbows I just never knew why they chose the rainbow.
2007-07-28 14:37:38 · 12 answers · asked by Awakened 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The rainbow flag has become a recognized symbol of the gay and lesbian community.
Use of the rainbow flag began in the 1970's primarily on the West Coast where it could be seen waving in the wind during Gay Pride marches. Today it is recognized throught the US and Europe as the symbol of gay and lesbian pride.
The eight colors of the rainbow represent the diversity of the gay and lesbian community, a community that incompasses people from all backgrounds, races and national origins and that spans the panoply of faiths and experience. The flags had eight stripes, each color representing a component of the community:
hot pink for sexuality
red for life
orange for healing
yellow for sun,
green for nature
turquoise for art
indigo for harmony
violet for spirit
A man by the name of Baker was the first to produce the rainbow flag and put the 8 colors on it. His first flag was a hand dyed and sewed the first flag himself.
Baker finally approached the Paramount Flag Company in San Francisco to mass produce the flags. Since Baker had hand dyed the his flag and hot pink was not commercially available, his 8 stripped flag became a mass produced 7 color, 7 stripped flag.
When Harvey Milk, San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor was assasinated, the Pride Parade Committe decided to show its solidarity in the wake of this tragity by using Bakers flag. The committee eliminated the indigo stripe so they could divide the colors evenly along the parade route - three colors on one side of the street and three on the other.
Soon the 6 colors were incorporated into the Rainbow Flag popular today and recognized by the International Congress of Flag Makers.
Everyday is Flag Day when you fly a rainbow flag!
(Rainbow flags should be flown with the red stripe on top)
2007-07-28 14:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
historical past there replaced into some use of comparable multi-coloured flags interior the rustic interior the early Nineteen Seventies as an emblem of internationalism and harmony of absolutely everyone of Earth, yet via the top of the Nineteen Seventies the rainbow flag's connection with gay satisfaction grew to grow to be in many cases generic interior the USA. the unique gay-satisfaction flag replaced into hand-dyed via Baker. It first flew interior the San Francisco gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978, via Justin Fox, the lead singer of final Blue action picture. The flag consisted of 8 stripes; Baker assigned particular which potential to each and all the colors as follows: warm purple - sexuality purple - existence orange - healing yellow - solar eco-friendly - nature turquoise - magic blue - serenity violet - spirit
2016-11-10 11:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by costoso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't. The rainbow is a symbol from God Himself as a promise to mankind that he would never fold the Earth again. Not for homosexuality. Leviticus 18:22
2014-10-24 06:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by Tyler 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I love rainbows too! And even though the colors all stand for something, I also like to add that gay people are beautiful, as are rainbows.
2007-07-28 14:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Sheltered.By.Shadows. 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Rainbows are made up of different colors, hence diversity. Click on the link below for more history on the rainbow flag.
2007-07-28 14:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raisied in a house where I was taught that anyone's religion, hopes, dream, ethnically, any part of who they are is beautiful, and my sister is gay and is just as anyone else they don't choose to be that way it is in there chemical makeup.
2015-01-02 03:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by Gerbil 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I was thinking it's because of the sarcastic expression, "straight as a rainbow." But I don't know. I hope I don't offend anyone; it's just my opinion.
2007-07-28 14:46:10 · answer #7 · answered by Someone 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is because they the rainbow is gay(happy).
2007-07-28 14:42:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
who knows but i forgot it did in i have some rainbow stuff owwwww
2007-07-28 14:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by Amazing nonspeaking mime 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The rainbow is God's promise to us that He will not drown every evil person again. Maybe homosexuals are happy they won't all be drowned at the same time.
2007-07-28 14:41:33 · answer #10 · answered by Sweet Suzy 777! 7 · 4⤊ 10⤋