During that time, he also learned to sew from Mary Funn, a fellow activist. Afterwards, he worked for California's first marijuana legalization initiative, fought for gay rights, and protested the war. As an adult, he served in the US Army until he was honourably discharged in 1972. Gilbert Baker was born on June 2, 1951, in Kansas, United States of America. Instead, we’ll be continuing to look at these flags and their history for the next few months, based on your input. We could write an incredibly long article on all the flags, but it would be unreadably long and wouldn’t pay respects to any of them. That’s why it’s vital that we talk about where the flags came from and when, why, and how they’ve changed. If we’re going to talk about pride flags, it’s important to acknowledge the commercialism and rainbow washing that surround our symbols and pride today. Baker, an openly gay man and a drag queen, was a creative and an activist for many causes, but he is most known for having designed the rainbow pride flag. And other times still, we remember the important work that people have done without remembering them and the lives they led, such as in the case of Gilbert Baker. Sometimes that erasure is purposeful and sometimes it is only a matter of time. It’s unfortunately common in our community for people to be forgotten, so much so that projects like ours work just to remember. “Flags are torn from the soul of the people.” – Gilbert Baker
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