In 1978, San Franciscan LGBTQAI+ artist, Gilbert Baker, designed the iconic Rainbow Flag. The Rainbow Flag design has achieved worldwide recognition as a symbol of the LGBTQAI+ community and in its association with Pride. Baker was inspired by “the vertical red, white, and blue tricolor from the French Revolution and how both flags owed their beginnings to a riot, a rebellion, or revolution. I thought a gay nation should have a flag too, to proclaim its own idea of power.” Reflecting on his design, Baker said:
