Having separate flags is good bcos it’s good to have a symbol for your particular identity to embrace but it also important to remember the rainbow flag unites us all. All LGBT+ people can use it. I feel like it’s somehow become assumed by a lot of younger lgbt+ people that it’s only fr gay men, which it isn’t and never has been
The rainbow flag when originally created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 actually contained 8 stripes that were assigned values and specific meanings that were meant to show what unites us and what we value as a community,
It took 30 people to hand dye AND hand stitch the first 2 pride flags- 30 people of various identities came together to create the first symbol of pride. Hot pink was removed due to fabric shortages and turquoise was mixed with indigo to have the darker blue we have today.
Having individual flags is great to show your identity but I think we shouldn’t forget that the rainbow flag isn’t reserved for gay men, it was created to show what we all have in common regardless of identity.
[image description: a photo of the movie cover of The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth against a rainbow background. There is another copy underneath, with the page edges facing out. The page edges are rainbow! The second image is a tweet from @penguinplatform that reads “The special edition of The Miseducation of Cameron post has landed! It’s a stunning book with equally stunning sprayed rainbow edges. #PrideBookClub
This looks really gorgeous. Looks like QBD has it listed in their online store, for Australians who don’t want to give money to Amazon during the strike/boycott, or, y’know, ever.
This year, on the 31 March, we lost Gilbert Baker, gay artist and creator of the gay pride flag. Today we would celebrate his 66th birthday. Let’s remember him as the wonderful person he was.
knitting in the dark 