Designer Of Rainbow Flag, Enduring Symbolization For Gay Liberties, Properties Passed Away

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Gilbert Baker, designer of the rainbow flag — the enduring symbol of LGBT rights — has died at the age of 65.

Gilbert Baker used their particular sewing abilities generate the banner, an enduring icon of homosexual legal rights action, and very quickly after, of developing solidarity with LGBT explanations. He was 65.

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