With the increase in demand, Paramount Flag Company had difficulty supplying that’s why it ought to sell a new version of the pride flag with seven stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue and violet. With the appearance of the first pride flag in the parade, people then associated it with the LGBT’s yet it was not until Novemthat a great demand for the flag occurred due to the assassination of a recognized gay official, San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk. It originally consisted of eight striped colors that have specific meanings aside hot pink for sexuality, red for life, orange is for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise is for magic, blue for serenity and violet for spirit. The pride flag originated in United States where it was hand-dyed by Gilbert Baker who in turn flaunted it in San Francisco during the JGay Freedom Day Parade. The different colors symbolize the struggles that the community has undergone, diversity and the harmonious relationships in the LGBT community and the hope for the future. The pride flag, sometimes called the rainbow flag and freedom flag, typically represents the LGBT movement or the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender communities.
