NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CBS San Francisco/CBS Chicago/AP)-- Gilbert Baker, the man who created the iconic Rainbow Flag which became a symbol for LGBT rights ... during the 1978 pride parade.

Gilbert Baker, the colorful gay artist and activist who created the iconic rainbow flag ... a symbol of the LGBT community recognized worldwide — celebrated at pride festivals, brandished ...

The rainbow pride flag has been a universal symbol of LGBTQ pride and diversity for more than three decades, but it wasn’t ...

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is held each June to celebrate and commemorate of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others.

Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag became the banner of the Pride movement. Baker died earlier this year, but he'll be remembered at Pride events this month. June is LGBT Pride Month. That means you may ...

Pride Month is observed each June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a turning point in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The ...

Here is a history lesson on how the Pride rainbow flag came to be and the meaning behind its colors. In the 1970s, Harvey Milk – the first openly gay elected official in California – tasked activist ...

Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. Baker was urged by Harvey Milk to create a symbol for the LGBT community and he chose a flag, which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride.

President Barack Obama views the original eight-color Gay Pride Flag with Kansas native Gilbert Baker, the artist who designed the flag, prior to a reception in recognition of LGBT Pride Month in ...

It wasn't until 1978 that Gilbert Baker created the original ... The Philadelphia pride flag, introduced by Amber Hikes and the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs in 2017, is an updated ...

I love you forever Gilbert Baker." San Francisco mayor Ed Lee said the "iconic and beloved" rainbow flag ... of the LGBT community, and it has become a source of solace, comfort and pride for ...