Remembering Gilbert Baker, who created the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag

The Gay Pride Rainbow Flag flying in the interior of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where it is part of their collection.

"...a flag is different than any other form of art. It’s not a painting, it’s not just cloth, it is not a just logo—it functions in so many different ways. I thought that we needed that kind of symbol, that we needed as a people something that everyone instantly understands. [The Rainbow Flag] doesn’t say the word “Gay,” and it doesn’t say “the United States” on the American flag but everyone knows visually what they mean. And that influence really came to me when I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will. And flags are about proclaiming power…" - Gilbert Baker, in an interview with MOMA

Gilbert died on March 31, 2017. But he left behind a symbol of LGBTQ community, and power, and pride. What a legacy!