She’s come out of the dark to set the record straight about two missing flag makers who she says Baker wrote out of the rainbow flag history.Īccording to Segerblom, who went by hippy name Faerie Argyle Rainbow in the late 70s, the birth of the original rainbow flag had a mother (a young Faerie Rainbow) and two dads (seamster James McNamara and yes, Gilbert Baker). The story of the creation of the original rainbow flag from San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1978 tends to credit American artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker as the sole creator and designer of the colorful flag that would become an international symbol of LGBT pride, LGBT rights and LGBT Freedom, however, dye artist and designer Lynn Segerblom, has a different tale to tell.
