More than a symbol, the rainbow flag has given the LGBTQ community a tool to proclaim its power and humanity. This is its 40-year history. ️
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00:00The Pink Triangle, which was made by Hitler, was really the predominant signifier of gay people.
00:07We needed something from us, something that really expressed our, you know, our joy.
00:31My particular craft, sewing, became my activism.
00:36I dyed the fabric with my friends at the gay center.
00:47A flag really fits us in the sense that it's a necessary tool to proclaim power.
01:00The Pink Triangle
01:05The Pink Triangle
01:2510,000 people paid 50 dollars each to be allowed to wear this gigantic ribbon.
01:31Because beyond history, it's the shadow of AIDS, the disease that killed more than 220,000 people here,
01:36who were wandering the streets of New York.
01:50I did not have a chance to comment on how good the White House looked in rainbow colors.
01:54That was pretty cool. That was a good thing.
02:01The Pink Triangle