Who Designed The Pride Flag? Interesting Facts About The Rainbow LGBTQIA+ Flag

Who Designed The Pride Flag? Interesting Facts About The Rainbow LGBTQIA+ Flag Culture Janvi Manchanda 6th June 2023

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[{"selector":"#anim-d7ad7eb4-5f5d-4765-a37d-d9d72dd81426","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.28572%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The original flag had 8 colours - hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo and violet. Image: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-c12e4580-ce58-4bde-8935-1d63f4a9f2ab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.59628%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In order to represent diversity, in early 2017, Gilbert Baker added a 9th stripe of lavender colour above the hot pink stripe. Image: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-124ac843-5cb0-4778-b41c-bfa4b581acdb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.03031%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Activist Moulee revised Quasar's flag in 2018 and released it in Chennai during the Queer LitFest. Image: Instagram