Not really surprised that nobody here but me is going to post this but
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/u...flag.html?_r=0
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Gilbert Baker, a self-described “gay Betsy Ross” who in 1978 hand-dyed and stitched together eight strips of vibrantly colored fabric into a rainbow flag, instantly creating an enduring international symbol of gay pride, was found dead on Friday at his home in New York City. He was 65.
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