{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\nThe Story","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Grab your flag, it’s Pride Month.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\nWait which flag?","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"The rainbow one. It’s become an iconic symbol for the LGBTQ+ community. It became a thing because of Gilbert Baker, an Army vet and drag performer living in San Francisco in the ‘70s.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\nDid he think of the idea alone?","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Nope. He was tight with Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay people elected into public office in the US. Milk and Baker thought a symbol would help rally people together.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\nHow did they land on rainbow?","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Baker ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.theskimm.com/news/guides/lgbtq-terms-allyship"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"wanted a lot of colors","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" to represent the diverse LGBTQ+ community. So with the help of about 30 people, he dyed fabrics and sewed a rainbow flag together.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\nIs the rainbow flag the only flag I’ll see at Pride this year?","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Nope. There are dozens of flags associated with the LGBTQ+ community. Some others you might see: transgender pride flag (blue, pink, white, pink, blue), asexual pride flag (black, grey, white, purple), and the non-binary pride flag (yellow, white, purple, black). You might also see flags with brown and black stripes to represent people of color and other groups in the LGBTQ+ community.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"\ntheSkimm","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"heading-3"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Flags are one of the many ways people display their pride during Pride Month. Check out more of our ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"http://theskimm.com/pride-month-rainbow-connection"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"pride content here","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":".","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}