Designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978, the 6-Color Pride Flag, or Rainbow Flag, is the subsequent rendition of his original design with two fewer colors, again, for the sake of price and practicality.

which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride. Baker saw the rainbow as a natural flag from the sky, so he adopted eight colors for the stripes, each with its own meaning: hot pink for sex, red ...

The "People's Flag of Cleveland" was unveiled after more than a year of community engagement and public input.