He eventually befriended Harvey Milk, the city’s first openly gay elected official. After being discharged from the Army during the Vietman War, Baker settled in San Francisco, where he taught himself to sew and soon began crafting banners for gay marches and events, CBS Chicago reports. Follow is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender pride month, and the rainbow flag - that iconic symbol for gay pride - is flying from Athens to San Francisco to Brazil.Įnter artist Gilbert Baker, the man who first came up with the flag’s design some 34 years ago.
