In 1978, when I thought of creating a flag for the gay movement, there was no other international symbol for us than the pink triangle, which the Nazis used to identify homosexuals in concentration camps. Even though the pink triangle was and still is a powerful symbol, it was very much forced upon us.

When I fell in love, all the shame and guilt I carried with me for years suddenly vanished.

I was astounded nobody had thought of making a rainbow flag before because it seemed like such an obvious symbol for us.

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