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    Original Rainbow Pride Flag Returns To San Francisco

    Gilbert Baker — an activist, drag queen and artist — designed the first rainbow flag in 1978.
    Jun 15, 2021 1 minute
    A person waving the rainbow flag. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images)

    In 1978, the original pride flag was created by artist, activist and drag queen Gilbert Baker. And now, 43 years later, a fragment has been discovered and is coming home to San Francisco.

    Charles Beal, president of the Gilbert Baker

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