Readings & Panels
Bring a Rainbow Warrior reading event to your hometown.
The Gilbert Baker Foundation offers readings and panel discussions that examine the book and celebrate the legacy of Gilbert Baker. If your organization wants to bring a foundation member to your town for an event, fill out this form and we will contact you. Please note that the hosting organization is responsible for travel and accommodation expenses. If you want to hold your own reading, contact the foundation to obtain books and discuss programming ideas.
We also offer virtual events using Zoom and other conferencing platforms.
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News
Born Out of Love and LSD:
by Samantha Allen 6/21/2019 Today, the rainbow flag flies everywhere. But in 1978, it was a dream borne out of love and LSD. In his new, posthumously released memoir Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color, Pride flag designer Gilbert Baker recalls a psychedelic night spent...
2019 Nike BETRUE Gilbert Baker Collection
To celebrate Baker’s impact and memorialize his legacy, Nike partnered with the Gilbert Baker Estate, working hand-in-hand to create this year’s 2019 BETRUE collection. For the first time, the footwear, apparel and accessories all feature the icon’s original eight-color flag, as well as other meaningful “Gilbert-y” touches and symbols of Pride. The collection was released at select global retails and on nike.com on June 8th and many items, including most of the 4 different shoe styles have already sold out.
Unboxing the 2019 Nike Gilbert Baker BE TRUE Collection
With Pride Month set to kick off this weekend, June 1st, it’s only fitting that Nike don the colorful tones of the LGBTQ flags. Atop many of their classics — namely the Air Max 90, Tailwind, Pegasus 35 Turbo, Air Max 720, and Benassi slides — are various twists on the rainbow themes as well as a deep breadth of inspirations.