A Legacy of Pride

Gilbert Baker (in vest) and colleagues raising one of the first rainbow flags
at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco June 25, 1978
Photograph by James McNamara; Courtesy of Mick Hicks
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Supervisor Harvey Milk addressing Gay Freedom Day celebrants gathered at United Nations Plaza
in San Francisco, with first rainbow flags visible in the distance June 25, 1978
Photograph by Mick Hicks
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Unloading the mile-long rainbow flag created by Gilbert Baker and a team of volunteers
for the 25th Anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. The flag was carried by 5,000 people
on First Avenue in New York City June 26, 1994
Photograph by Mick Hicks
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Gilbert Baker with portion of the mile-long rainbow flag on Market Street
during the LGBT Pride Celebration in San Francisco June 18, 1995
Photograph by Mick Hicks
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LGBTQ activist and labor organizer Cleve Jones (with hand raised) and colleagues
with the 1.25 mile-long “Sea-to-Sea” flag created by Gilbert Baker and a team of
volunteers. The flag was produced for the 25th Anniversary of the rainbow flag
and unfurled June 15, 2003
Photograph by Mick Hicks
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The White House illuminated in celebration of the Supreme Court ruling
legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States June 30, 2015
Official White House photograph by Pete Souza
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