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The \u2018rainbow flag\u2019 first flew in San Francisco\u2019s United Nations Plaza for Gay Pride Day, on June 25th, 1978.\n\n\nCreated by Gilbert Baker, a friend of Harvey Milk, the original flag featured eight colours \u2013 but hot pink and turquoise were dropped from future iterations thanks to a lack of cloth. It was 30ft tall and 60ft wide.\n\nIn this episode, The Retrospectors discuss how Baker\u2019s flag usurped a previous gay symbol, subverted from Nazi iconography; reveal the \u2018meaning\u2019 of each of the original stripes; and discuss how this radical icon became dragged into corporate culture via \u2018pinkwashing\u2019...\n\n\n\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2022 \u2018Original rainbow Pride flag returns to its San Francisco home after 43 years\u2019 (The Guardian, 2021): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/12/original-rainbow-pride-flag-returns-san-francisco\n\n\u2022 \u2018Gilbert Baker, whose rainbow flag flew over the rise of gay rights, dies at 65\u2019 (The Washington Post, 2017):: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gilbert-baker-whose-rainbow-flag-flew-over-the-rise-of-gay-rights-dies-at-65/2017/04/01/07becbe8-16e5-11e7-833c-503e1f6394c9_story.html\n\n\u2022 \u2018History of the Rainbow Flag at Harvey Milk Plaza\u2019 (Gilbert Baker Foundation, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R3NAFyHzXI\n\nThis episode first premiered in 2023, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 100 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices