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How Did the Rainbow Flag Become a Symbol of LGBTQ Pride?: Media

It means more than just “red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.”

Videos

Why is Pride Month in June?
Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall riots, which began on June 28, 1969, after...
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Images

Pride parade
People participating in a LGBT pride parade in Brussels, 2017.
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Interactives

An interactive guide to the pride flags
Click to understand the meaning of each flag
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Alison Eldridge text, Patrick O'Neill Riley art