“The trans flag and marginalized community stripes were shifted to the Hoist of the flag and given a new arrow shape. The white, pink and light blue reflect the colors of the transgender flag, while black and brown represent people of color and those lost to AIDS. This new flag was designed by Daniel Quasar who sought out to give more meaning and emphasis to the Philadelphia flag’s design. The Philadelphia People of Color Inclusive Flag was created in 2017 to give representation to black and brown people within the LGBTQ+ community and the unique challenges they face. Philadelphia’s People Of Color Inclusive Flag Wikimedia Commons The first flag featured eight color strands the pink and turquoise ones were later removed to make the mass production of the flag easier. The first Rainbow Pride flag was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 after Harvey Milk’s commission. Most of these have been shared by, Outright Action International and The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center of the University of Northern Colorado ( you can reference their pages for more information). Here’s a list of 18 of the most commonly used pride flags. Since then its members have created numerous symbols to represent the widely diverse community. It wasn’t until 1979, however, when Harvey Milk commissioned Gilbert Baker with the creation of his Rainbow Pride flag that the first symbol of the LGBTQ+ community was created. These became the first Pride Parades in the United States. A year later, on June 1970, LGBTQ+ activists across the country organized marches in cities across the country including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco in commemoration of Stonewall. These riots marked a before and after in the fight for civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community. June was officially designated as Pride Month in commemoration of the New York Stonewall Riots of 1969. It has taken various incarnations, but the rainbow has continued to clearly represent the LGBTQ community for decades.LGBTQ+ Pride has many colorful symbols. The rainbow became iconic in the LGBTQ community in the late 1970s as a symbol of diversity and inclusion. Most recently, a soccer team in Italy has adopted a 6-year-old’s idea for a jersey, including a rainbow. of Hawaii football player shows off his gloves. Since 2013 they have again been know as the “Rainbow Warriors,” usually donning green and white but occasionally looking like this. Until 2000, the school’s athletics teams was known as the “Rainbow Warriors.” Yet after hiring sports uber-agent Leigh Steinberg as a marketing consultant and June Jones as football coach, the school dropped the rainbow (to be clear, Steinberg has talked many times about his support for gay athletes). of Hawaii has had a checkered history with the rainbow.
To be sure, they’re not the only ones who have used a rainbow on their uniforms. The jerseys were unmistakable because of the rainbow that adorned them: The Denver Nuggets’ jersey rocked a rainbow for over a decade, and they keep bringing it back. The uniform was worn by the team from 1981 to 1993, (likely accidentally) mirroring the height of the AIDS crisis for the gay community. Yet none are likely as iconic as the Denver Nuggets uniforms, which featured the Denver skyline with a rainbow backdrop. There have been various teams over the years to utilize a rainbow in their uniforms and jerseys. This week, Outsports is joining SB Nation in celebrating as well as deriding the sports jerseys, uniforms and kits that have made us proud, embarrassed and given us reasons to wonder, “what on earth were you thinking?” Today, co-founder Cyd Zeigler reviews the teams that embraced the rainbow.