HISTORY OF RAINBOW PRIDE FLAG: Colourblock Art Print

Text on the tag:

The original flag contained eight stripes. The 1978 assassination of activist Harvey Milk resulted in a surge of demand to commemorate him. The hot pink fabric was hard to source, and so was removed. In 1979, to evenly split and decorate two sides of the San Francisco parade route, the turquoise was dropped - resulting in the six stripe rainbow flag used today.