![]() ![]() If we’re going to talk about pride flags, it’s important to acknowledge the commercialism and rainbow washing that surround our symbols and pride today. Baker, an openly gay man and a drag queen, was a creative and an activist for many causes, but he is most known for having designed the rainbow pride flag. And other times still, we remember the important work that people have done without remembering them and the lives they led, such as in the case of Gilbert Baker. Sometimes that erasure is purposeful and sometimes it is only a matter of time. It’s unfortunately common in our community for people to be forgotten, so much so that projects like ours work just to remember. “Flags are torn from the soul of the people.” – Gilbert Baker
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