He chose eight colours, each sumbolising something - hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. According to, Baker saw the rainbow as a natural flag from the sky. The flag flew at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978. The original flag, with the colour variety representing the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, was designed by American artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker.
The rainbow flag has seen many modifications over the years.
A post shared by IERUK intersex flag was originally designed by Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia in 2013.
