Gilbert Baker Foundation

06/03/2026

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

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/

05/29/2026

A City Council Banned Our Flag.
Two brave people stood up.
Both were fired.

On June 13, 2023, the city council of Hamtramck, Michigan passed a resolution banning the Rainbow Pride Flag. Russ Gordon — chair of Hamtramck's Human Relations Commission — and his fellow commissioner Catrina Stackpoole refused to accept that.

They raised the Rainbow Flag on a city flagpole. Within two hours, police had it taken down. Two days later, Russ and Katrina were fired.

But we helped them fight back! The Gilbert Baker Foundation partnered with civil rights attorney Marc Susselman to challenge Hamtramck's Rainbow Flag Ban.

On June 2 — Gilbert Baker’s birthday — we go to court. Marc Susselman will travel to Cincinnati on June 2nd to argue our case before the Sixth Circuit.

If we win this appeal, the implications are HUGE!. A favorable ruling could set a precedent that overturns Pride flag bans all across the country!

But getting to that moment takes resources. Travel. Housing. Legal fees. Every dollar matters. Will you stand with Russ, Catrina, and Marc — and with every community still fighting this fight?

Please donate today to help fund this appeal.

Earlier this year, we fought the Trump administration when they removed our flag from the Stonewall National Monument. You stood with us. We won.

But that was just one flag!

Now we need you again — and the stakes could not be higher.

DONATE NOW

https://gilbertbaker.com/donate/

05/22/2026

04/22/2026

Gilbert Baker assigned specific meaning to each of the colors of the rainbow flag. Today’s focus is green for .