In April, the GLBT Historical Society received an archival donation, a fragment of one of the two monumental rainbow flags. Heads up: LGBTQ definitions every good ally should know Gilbert Bakerīaker worked tirelessly to ensure that the rainbow flag would become a universally recognized, global emblem of the LGBTQ community and its proud legacy. Though in the recent years, members of the community have modified the flag with a chevron along the hoist that features black, brown, light blue, pink, and white to represent people of color and the transgender community. As a result, the six-stripe variant of the flag was born.
