The first Pride flag had eight colors they represented:īecause of printing problems on a mass scale, two of the eight original colors, hot pink and indigo, had to be dumped from the flag design (boo). He was very vocal in gay rights activism and belonged to a drag group at one point, calling his drag character Busty Ross. Baker, the midwestern judge’s son, landed in San Francisco in 1972 while serving in the U.S. They suggested he use his talents to create a flag that represented Gay Pride.
(© teksomolika – )In 1978, legendary former San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk was one of the several “friends and colleagues” of the artist and activist Gilbert Baker. With thread & needle, Busty Ross sewed an iconic flag
