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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=c0ed4f98-69fd-4eb5-8407-84f0feb77766&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: This is The History of the Rainbow Flag [Watch (HLS stream): This is The History of the Rainbow Flag](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bnTiT5cr.m3u8) (1:31)  _Published 2015-06-24. How the rainbow flag became an icon of LGBT rights_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 26, 2015 5:49 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 26, 2015 5:49 PM UTC Since the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that all U.S. states must recognize same-sex marriages, the Internet has been flooded with parodies of [Justice Antonin Scalia’s blistering dissent](http://time.com/3937626/gay-marriage-antonin-scalia/) and President Barack Obama. One of the most viral is a tweet sent by the Twitter account @JillBidenVEEP, which has been mistaken for the official account of Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s wife (who is [@DrBiden](https://twitter.com/drbiden) on Twitter): In just a couple of hours, the message was retweeted more than 15,000 times and inspired multiple memes: [@sam\_grossman](https://twitter.com/sam%5Fgrossman?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) @JillBidenVeep [pic.twitter.com/MjO6c7dQIC](http://t.co/MjO6c7dQIC) — Ian Marlier (@tallape) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/tallape/status/614462459953332225?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) President Obama & VP Biden are proof that you need to be equal & compatible in order for ANY relationship to work. [pic.twitter.com/sWsqkfjrG8](http://t.co/sWsqkfjrG8) — BA The GOAT (@brandonanthony\_) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/brandonanthony%5F/status/614474791953653760?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Other jokes: This. [pic.twitter.com/yjpaqF1Bd7](http://t.co/yjpaqF1Bd7) — Sara Lang Gifford (@SaraLang) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/SaraLang/status/614453034073112576?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Dang, universal healthcare AND gay marriage in America by 2015 [pic.twitter.com/tVou0FXMDM](http://t.co/tVou0FXMDM) — Ryan Broderick (@broderick) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/broderick/status/614438357586870273?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) literally everyone in front of a computer right now [pic.twitter.com/VTuMyjcVkf](http://t.co/VTuMyjcVkf) — Dorsey Shaw (@dorseyshaw) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/dorseyshaw/status/614473047735709697?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) I'll save you the trouble of reading Scalia's dissent. [#SCOTUSMarriage](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUSMarriage?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/PicfiXf1qH](http://t.co/PicfiXf1qH) — Dean Sailey (@deansailey) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/deansailey/status/614438551355305985?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Marriage equality got Scalia like. [pic.twitter.com/YiKvRoLNi6](http://t.co/YiKvRoLNi6) — Haley Webb (@thehaleywebb) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/thehaleywebb/status/614473874483183616?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Already making the rounds: [pic.twitter.com/TGTnabP7h2](http://t.co/TGTnabP7h2) — Justin Hyde (@Justin\_Hyde) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/Justin%5FHyde/status/614458642721452033?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/u1jSH98r43](http://t.co/u1jSH98r43) — Jason Scott (@textfiles) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/614475430528221184?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Legal in all 50! [pic.twitter.com/zOQjORx0Xs](http://t.co/zOQjORx0Xs) — Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/sethmeyers/status/614478780929851394?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Askthenearesthippie](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Askthenearesthippie?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Hippie to Scalia: [pic.twitter.com/t8lWWAUzpN](http://t.co/t8lWWAUzpN) — Jim Thompson (@jimthommo) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/jimthommo/status/614452781932519424?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Gay Marriage In America: The March To Destroy Traditional Values [#InFocus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InFocus?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/nAmWKF9kDT](http://t.co/nAmWKF9kDT) — The Onion (@TheOnion) [June 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/614472643245420544?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ### See Scenes of Celebration After Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Jacquelyn Martin—AP  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Gay rights supporters celebrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, June 26, 2015. Jim Bourg—Reuters  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Jim Lo Scalzo—EPA  John Becker, right, hugs his friend and fellow LGBT advocate Paul Guequierre, outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2015. Jacquelyn Martin—AP  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Jim Bourg—Reuters  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 26, 2015. Manuel Balce Ceneta—AP ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] The rainbow flag is a worldwide symbol of the LGBT community, but it's birthplace is in San Francisco and it's creation is thanks to a man named Gilbert Baker. Baker moved to San Francisco as an Army draftee in 1970. It was there that he became acquainted with Harvey Milk and they gay rights movement. Gay rights now. After sewing many banners for gay events and marches, the San Francisco Gay and **** Pride Parade commissioned him to design a symbol that could be used for years to come. And this is what Baker came up with the original rainbow flag. The rainbow is a beautiful part of nature. All of the colors and even the colors you can't see. So that really fit us as a people because we are all of the colors. Our sexuality is all of the colors, where all the genders, races and ages. Each color represents something different Pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for the human spirit. The flag later evolved to have six stripes. Turquoise was swapped for blue and pink and indigo were taken out. 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