Gilbert Baker Foundation

Gilbert Baker Foundation Our mission is to protect and extend the legacy of Gilbert Baker, the creator of the LGBTQ Rainbow Flag, as an activist, artist and educator.

Learn about our financial mandate including our current partners and benefactors on our website.

06/10/2026
06/08/2026

There’s a new flagpole in Cherry Grove. Have you seen it?
“As you enter the island this season, you’ll notice something new on our skyline: the PRIDE Mast, generously donated by Mike Fisher and Gary Sacks.” Amy Schreiber, CGCAI
President 2026 🌈

06/08/2026

Gilbert Baker Foundation Board Member kicks off Big Gay Hudson’s PRIDE IN THE SKY. “We will not back down!” Please donate! https://gilbertbaker.com/donate

06/03/2026

For a decade, New York’s Stonewall National Monument has been a pla...

Whenever trouble strikes and someone tries to ban our flag, the Gilbert Baker Foundation has been there. Through our Sav...
06/03/2026

Whenever trouble strikes and someone tries to ban our flag, the Gilbert Baker Foundation has been there. Through our Save the Rainbow Flag initiative, we have gone toe to toe with bullies and the bigots from California to New Jersey, from Florida to Michigan. From the smallest town to Stonewall, we have shown up and fought the fight. DONATE https://gilbertbaker.com/donate baker

06/02/2026

On what would have been his 75th birthday, we fondly remember the Creator of the Rainbow Pride Flag, Gilbert Baker. Learn more about Gilbert, his life and legacy at www.gilbertbaker.com - Follow and support the Gilbert Baker Foundation here on Facebook.

06/02/2026

In 1978, Gilbert Baker created the rainbow flag, one of the most recognized symbols in the world. Almost 50 years later, the Gilbert Baker Foundation is fighting to honor the flag’s history.

Explore the original eight-color Rainbow Flag and Gilbert Baker’s symbolic vocabulary for liberation: s*x, life, healing, sunlight, nature, magic and art, serenity, and spirit. All this month at gilbertbaker.com

06/02/2026

’s PRIDE IN THE SKY brought together community, color, and joy for a celebration that felt as big as the view.
From the energy in the crowd to the love in the air, it was a reminder of what Pride does best: lifts us up, brings us together, and lets everyone shine a little brighter.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, showed out, and made the day unforgettable.
LoveInFullColor

05/30/2026

In 1978, Gilbert Baker’s original 8-color flag design did not correspond to any specific L, G, B, T, or Q identity. He saw the community as something larger and more unified: a Rainbow of Humanity” representing all races, genders, and s*xualities.

Baker’s color meanings were less about fixed historical rules than about creating a complete emotional spectrum for q***r life — and, really, for all life.

The flag was acquired by as part of its permanent collection in 2015.

Explore each color at gilbertbaker.com today: https://gilbertbaker.com/rainbow-flag-color-meanings/

05/30/2026

In 1978, Gilbert Baker and a group of comrades created the Rainbow Flag. It has since become one of the most recognized symbols in the world.

At the time, the colored stripes of Baker’s design did not correspond to any specific L, G, B, T, or Q identity. He saw the community as something larger and more unified: a “Rainbow of Humanity” representing all races, genders, and s*xualities.

Baker’s color meanings were less about fixed historical rules than about creating a complete emotional spectrum for q***r life — and, really, for all life.

The flag was acquired by as part of its permanent collection in 2015.

Explore each color at gilbertbaker.com today: https://gilbertbaker.com/rainbow-flag-color-meanings/

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