Comments on: Today In History: The Rainbow Flag http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:03:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: The Rainbow Flag « The Story of Patrick http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268/comment-page-1#comment-95719 The Rainbow Flag « The Story of Patrick Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:55:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268#comment-95719 [...] The rainbow flag has become an international symbol of gay pride and it has a very interesting history behind it.  Here is a good history of it written in 2008 on a blog called Box Turtle Bulletin. The History of the Rainbow Flag [...] [...] The rainbow flag has become an international symbol of gay pride and it has a very interesting history behind it.  Here is a good history of it written in 2008 on a blog called Box Turtle Bulletin. The History of the Rainbow Flag [...]

]]> By: Wednesday is #SpiritDay – How You Can Go Purple | GLAADBlog.org http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268/comment-page-1#comment-81184 Wednesday is #SpiritDay – How You Can Go Purple | GLAADBlog.org Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:34:57 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268#comment-81184 [...] of people out here who love them and care about them. Purple symbolizes ’spirit’ on the rainbow flag, a symbol for LGBT Pride that was created by Gilbert Baker in [...] [...] of people out here who love them and care about them. Purple symbolizes ’spirit’ on the rainbow flag, a symbol for LGBT Pride that was created by Gilbert Baker in [...]

]]> By: Celebrate LGBT History Month with a trolley ride around KC at Midtown KC Post http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268/comment-page-1#comment-80200 Celebrate LGBT History Month with a trolley ride around KC at Midtown KC Post Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:02:33 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268#comment-80200 [...] Image [...] [...] Image [...]

]]> By: Jerry Sloan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268/comment-page-1#comment-12633 Jerry Sloan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:51:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268#comment-12633 In addition to the fact the hot pink fabric was not available and the flagpole obscuring the turquoise, I remember visiting the Paramount Flag Company on Polk Street and talking to the owners about the flag and they told me there was a much more practical reason for the 6 stripe flag and that was the fact that the sewing machines they had could only sew three stripes together at a time and then the two sections would be sown together. So in reality it was a matter of labor costs that gave us the 6 stripe Rainbow Flag. It was also the labor costs that discouraged the addition of the Lambda to the flag as was urged many years ago by Christopher Street West and adopted by the Gay Pride Coordinators Association. <em>[Note: This comment was originally written on June 25, but got caught in our spam filter. I have republished it and changed the date in order to increase its prominence. -- Jim B.]</em> In addition to the fact the hot pink fabric was not available and the flagpole obscuring the turquoise, I remember visiting the Paramount Flag Company on Polk Street and talking to the owners about the flag and they told me there was a much more practical reason for the 6 stripe flag and that was the fact that the sewing machines they had could only sew three stripes together at a time and then the two sections would be sown together.

So in reality it was a matter of labor costs that gave us the 6 stripe Rainbow Flag.

It was also the labor costs that discouraged the addition of the Lambda to the flag as was urged many years ago by Christopher Street West and adopted by the Gay Pride Coordinators Association.

[Note: This comment was originally written on June 25, but got caught in our spam filter. I have republished it and changed the date in order to increase its prominence. -- Jim B.]

]]> By: Fiona http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268/comment-page-1#comment-12630 Fiona Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:06:42 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/25/2268#comment-12630 Happy Flag Day! Happy Flag Day!

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