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When it went up and the wind finally took it out of my hands, it blew my mind…I saw immediately how everyone around me owned the flag. I thought, 'It's better than I ever dreamed.' -Gilbert Baker (1951-2017) Gilbert Baker, known as the creator of the rainbow flag, landed on the idea of a flag as an appropriate symbol to proclaim power for his "tribe," and a rainbow to represent his community's diversity. Photograph by James McNamara; Courtesy of Mick Hicks. See "#ALegacyOfPride: #GilbertBaker and the 40th Anniversary of the #RainbowFlag" on view pre-security in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/RainbowFlagSFO This image was posted on April 25, 2018.

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