The “+” symbol is often added to recognize other ... For more than a century, the term was used against the LGBTQ community ...

Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. Baker was urged by Harvey Milk to create a symbol for the LGBT community and he chose a flag, which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride.

The rainbow flag and rainbow colors are now symbols of LGBTQ culture. Moreover, Dorothy’s wish that “somewhere over the rainbow . . . the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true ...