This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that .uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month. The first rainbow flag had eight colours – hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, violet.Īs the flag has evolved, some of the colours have changed. Once inspiration struck, Baker wanted to give this new rainbow meaning. It was like a rainbow.’ What do the colours in the Rainbow Flag mean? North beach beatniks… bored bikers in black leather, lithe girls in belly-dance get-ups, pink haired punks… muscle gayboys… butch dykes in blue jeans and fairies of all genders… we were all in a swirl of colour and light. In Baker’s memoir, Rainbow Warrior, he wrote: ‘The crowd was as much a part of the show as the band.
Homosexual prisoners at the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, wearing pink triangles on their uniforms, are marched outdoors by Nazi guards on Decem(Picture: © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)įor the new emblem of the community, the idea came to Gilbert Baker at a party.
