June is LGBTQ month and 2019 marks its 50th year in celebration.
Today we honour the rainbow flag.
Oh the rainbow flag! Synonymous with the LGBTQ community, the rainbow takes its place as a symbol of pride.
But where did it all start?
Thank Gilbert Baker, an artist (from San Francisco of course!)
Born in 1951, he was in fact gay, and an activist, artist and the designer of the famous rainbow flag we so playfully embrace today.
He conceived this design for the 1978 Gay And Lesbian Freedom Parade in San Fran.
Upon further research into the colours of the flag, I was trying to find an image of the original and how big it was. I came across the Bay Area Reporter, an online gay news website of San Francisco bay area. I discovered this article shedding light of the co contributors of the 2 flags that flew that parade day of 1978.
Two friends of Baker's Lynn Segerblom and James McNamara were on the committee and helped Baker organise the parade.
What I didnt know was that Segerblom was part of the meeting discussing what kind of flags they would fly at the parade.
Sergerblom was nicknamed "The Rainbow Faerie" and she claims it was a collaboratively designed by the three friends.
The flags colourful stripes each represent an individual message.
8 colour flag by gilbertbaker.com
Pink for SEX , Red for LIFE, Orange for HEALING , Yellow for SUNLIGHT , Green for NATURE , Turquoise for MAGIC & ART , Indigo for SERENITY
And Violet for SPIRIT.
Later the colour pink and turquoise was removed due to scarecity of resources of dye and the simplicity of 6 colours remained the permanent symbol.
The flag was hand dyed and stitched by himself, Segerblom and McNamara and 30 volunteers.
There was another flag in which Segerblom put stars to mimic the american flag.
sourced from Bay Area Reporter
I wont get into semantics about who deisnged what, but I did find it interesting that Lynn Segerblom stayed quiet on the history of the flag until after Gilbert Baker died. But it sure made interesting reading and despite the debate, I would like to acknowledge all three friends in this contribution on whatever level that may be.
Today on Available Angels we are so fortunate to be able to promote bisexual, trans and gay escorts to their adoring fans.
The LFBTQ community has a tough background and there is still more education required. But most of Australian society is beginning to accept thanks to the results from our Same Sex marriage vote in 2017 showing a healthy 61.5% of the population voted yes. Imagine what that number might be in another 5 years.
I would like to leave you with this messsage. Whatever your sexuality and preference is your business. We welcome all genders and sexual preferences on Available Angels and hope to continue growing a safe and positive space for you to feel comfortable to be you.
To view our Transgender escorts in your area, simply click on the Transgender button on your city's page.
As our numbers have grown, we will soon have our own dedicated LGBTQ page with advertisers from all over Australia and International featuring on this page.
If you are interested in being an advertiser, there is definitely a market of incredibly curious clients seeking transgender, role playing and experimentation of all sorts. We welcome you to join us.
If you are a client, we humbly thank you for supporting our LGBTQ providers and appreciate your respect.
Love is Love
xx AA
