LGBTQ+ Pride Month is held each June to celebrate and commemorate of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others.

For over 40 years, the Pride flag has represented the LGBTQ+ community. Here is the history of how the flag came to be.

First used in the early 2000s, the Straight Ally flag was created by combining the LGBTQ pride flag and the straight flag, without the pink and turquoise colors of the original rainbow flag.

Since its creation in 1978, the Rainbow Pride Flag has become a universal symbol for the LGBTQ community. It represents the pride and hope of LGBTQ people and reflects the diversity within the ...