The pride flag has been the most iconic symbol for the LGBTQIA+ community since 1978.
Marin County Free Library Celebrates alongside the LGBTQIA+ community by sharing a brief history of the rainbow flag. The rainbow flag, a symbol of pride for the community, originated here in the Bay Area, in San Francisco, CA.
Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, requested a symbol that represented the gay community. And that is how the pride flag came to be. Harvey Milk was assassinated a year later, but his legacy lives through his foundation and academy…