June is LGBT Pride Month, and culminated in the United States this past weekend with a parade in major cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, and NYC. The LGBT movement is represented with a rainbow flag, courtesy of the talents of Gilbert Baker.
Time Magazine reported that Baker began sewing banners for Gay Pride events after serving in the Vietnam War and created the rainbow flag on commission for the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in 1978.
The rainbow represents the diversity of human life, and has six colors. Red represents life, orange represents healing, yellow represents sunlight, green represents nature, blue represents art, and violet represents the human spirit. Baker's flag will fly all over the world this month, but the rainbow has become an icon of the gay rights movement, and it's EVERYWHERE.
Check out the photos below.
NYC and Chicago-based Magnolia Bakery designed a
Gay Pride Cupcake for the month of June.
OREO put up this photo on its Facebook page Sunday, facing lots of support and lots of backlash, according to
The Huffington Post UK.
What's your favorite photo? Did you attend any LGBT Pride events this month? Image Source
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Comments (6)
Want a rainbow Oreo.
Double rainbow, omg!!!
Also want a rainbow Oreo. Gimme.
This is totally prejudiced, we don't get a day to celebrate straight people.
@UnconventionalButterfly@xanga - Every day straight people are celebrated. It's the social norm. It's accepted by everyone. Straight people aren't bashed for who they love, they can hold hands and show affection in public without being judged, or even aknowledged, whereas if I hold my girlfriend's hand in public, I get looks. Members of LGBT aren't always accepting of who they are and other people don't always accept them. Straight people don't have to come to terms with themselves or have fear that people will stop loving them for who they love. The world is totally full of predjudice. This is one day in 365 for gays to feel accepted and like the norm.
@lightth3skies@xanga - Dude, I was joking. You know, sarcasm? geezeeee