GILBERT BAKER
1951 – 2017
CREATOR OF THE LBTG RAINBOW FLAG
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ETSY HONORS GILBERT
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Rainbow Flag with products from Etsy sellers. Shop.Â
AN ICON COMES HOME
Make sure you stop by SFO’s International Terminal Main Hall. Â See Online Preview.
CHILDREN’S BOOK
The very first picture book about the true story of the Pride Flag. Read Excerpt and Buy
Gilbert’s ARCHIVES
GLBT Historical Society’s archivist Joanna Black is welcoming Gilbert’s legacy. Â Read Interview
News & Honors
Latest News
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- Durango, CO: Local school board imposes and then reverses Rainbow Flag ban. More
- New Berwick policy bans Pride flags in school, causes outrage among LGBTQ allies. More.Â
- Conservative Chino Valley Unified school board bans pride flags. More
- School board in Frederick County, VA, bans flag in new classroom policy. More
Latest News – 7/17/2024
Two Conservative East Bay School Board Members Who Banned the Pride Flag Get Recalled.
A recall election last week decided the fates of two school board members in the Sunol Glen Unified School District who were elected during the pandemic, and they’re out.
Art & Media
PBS Segment on Gilbert Baker
Gilbert’s Sewing Machine
Gilbert Sewing 9-Color Flag
March 2017. Courtesy of Richard Ferrara.
Short Documentary on Gilbert Baker
“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