The most popular queer symbol at the time was the pink triangle - previously used to mark gay people during the Holocaust - and was used most frequently by gay cisgender men. Milk asked Baker to create a symbol for LGBTQ people that had a positive meaning behind it. camera icon Gareth Watkins, CC BY 3.0īaker created the flag in 1978, at a time when there were few symbols available to represent LGBTQ communities.
