This celebration is held at different times throughout the year in across different cities and countries, generally at a time that commemorates a turning point in a that region's LGBT history. During WW2 in Nazi Germany, gay men who were prisoners. This year alone, the iconic, six-stripe pattern has been seen in children.
Stroll across any number of cities throughout June, and you’ll find the near-ubiquitous presence of the rainbow pride flag, which has come to represent the LGBTQ community worldwide. Created by Monica Helms, an openly transgender. While this symbol has a tragic origin, it has since been reclaimed as a symbol of power and remembrance. The rainbow pride flag was the creation of San Francisco queer artist Gilbert Baker.
Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco.
Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Rainbow Flag, Kiss between Two Men, Kiss between Two Women and other relevant emojis for Pride, the name given to the celebration of self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Some lesbians reclaimed this symbol as gay men reclaimed the pink triangle. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ( LGBT) and queer pride and LGBT social movements.