The flag was raised from lampposts in Market Street in San Francisco. The flag underwent another change the following year, 1979. The second iteration of the flag from 1978 Each colour represented a colour of the rainbow and stood for the something. The original flag designed by Gilbert actually contained 8 colours, as opposed to the now synonymous 6 coloured flag. It is believed he got the idea for the flag from Judy Garland’s song Somewhere Over the Rainbow and the Stonewall Riots, which took place days after her death. The first gay pride flag flew on on Jin San Francisco for the Gay Freedom Day Parade. But what is the history behind this multicoloured flag, and how did it become the symbol of Pride? It is a symbol of love, a symbol of connectedness and a symbol of hope, that one day all the fighting will pay off. The Rainbow Flag is the most common and the most well known symbol of the LGBT Community.
