The triangle, however, was reclaimed by the LGBTQ community and used as a symbol of power decades later.
But many people, including Gilbert Baker, wanted a symbol for the community that was innately positive - thus the birth of the rainbow flag.
Artist Gilbert Baker, designer of the Rainbow Flag, is draped with the flag while holding a banner that reads Boycott Homophobia before the start of the St. Patrick s Day parade, Monday, March 17, 2014 in New York.
According to the Gilbert Baker Foundation, Baker designed and created the first rainbow flag in 1978. Baker was a vexillograpaher, or flag maker, for more than 40 years before passing away in 2017.
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