Happy #ComingOutDay! The creator of the rainbow flag, Gilbert Baker, worked tirelessly to ensure the #rainbowflag would become a powerful and enduring symbol of pride and inclusion that transcended languages and borders, gender, and race. #ALegacyofPrideThis tweet was posted on October 11, 2018.
In 1994, Gilbert Baker, the original creator of the #rainbowflag and a team of volunteers created a mile-long rainbow flag for the 25th Anniversary of the 1969 #Stonewall riots. The flag was carried by 5,000 people on First Avenue in New York City. #ALegacyOfPrideThis tweet was posted on September 19, 2018.
Did you know the #rainbowflag was created right here in San Francisco in 1978? Our exhibition on #GilbertBaker, the flag's creator, features a flag made by Baker for the ABC television miniseries When We Rise in 2016. #ALegacyOfPrideThis tweet was posted on August 09, 2018.
Our newest exhibition, "A Legacy of Pride: Gilbert Baker and the 40th Anniversary of the #RainbowFlag" celebrates the creator and history of the iconic flag. #ALegacyOfPride is on view pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/7AIKJiFtih This tweet was posted on April 13, 2018.