The most colorful symbol of homosexuality is still the rainbow flag, which combines the colors of the rainbow-red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple-to represent the diversity of gay groups.
Rainbow flag is not only popular in America, but also a symbol of homosexuality in Commonwealth countries. For example, Beaudry subway station in Montreal, Canada, as a subway station in a gay town, has designed elements with rainbow flags in the transformation.
Historical background
Rainbow flag design consists of eight colors, which is two more than the currently internationally recognized version of LGBT community symbols, and each color is endowed with symbolic meaning.
According to the original plan, the bright pink ribbon (representing) passes through the top of the national flag, and the bottom is red (representing life), orange (representing cure), yellow (representing sunshine), green (representing nature), sky blue (representing magic), indigo (representing tranquility) and purple (representing spirit) in turn.
1In June, 978, the eight-color rainbow flag was first displayed in the United Nations Square in downtown San Francisco. This eight-color rainbow flag was made by 30 volunteers. They occupied the washing machine of a public laundry to wash the dyes on the fabrics, and ironed and sewed pieces of fabrics together in the spacious attic of a gay community center.
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