"I thought well if they're gonna burn one of them, I'll put up two, and if they burn these two, I'll put up three,” said Wilson. Wilson says for him, hiding wasn’t an option. Other older uses of rainbow flags include a symbol of peace. "You're burning something that represents our ability to be open and out in the community without having to live in fear and that kind of thing makes it feel like we have to go back into hiding.” The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. “A flag represents a lot for the gay community,” said Wilson. Wilson says it’s so offensive because the pride flag is very symbolic to the LGBTQ+ community.
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“I don't want to ruin someone's life over something like this, but I want them to be aware that that's not okay," said Wilson. Wilson says he just wants the people responsible to know why what they did was wrong. Lexington police are investigating the incident as a hate crime and looking for the people responsible. Hot pink represented sexuality, red represented life, orange represented healing, yellow represented sunlight, green represented nature. The original Gay Pride flag featured eight colors, each with its own meaning assigned by Baker. “It's kinda unbelievable that they were that brazen.” Baker reportedly chose rainbow colors after hearing Judy Garland’s rendition of Over the Rainbow. The first rainbow flag premiered on Gay Liberation Day in San Francisco in June 1978, but its status as a universal symbol began to be established after the appearance of a mile-long version at. "You can see 'em walking up and that one's holding the phone while both of them are lighting it," said Wilson. It had eight colors - two more than todays version - and was designed by Gilbert Baker, an openly gay artist and.
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The rainbow flag, which has become a universal symbol of hope for LGBTQ people around the world, first flew in San Franciscos United Nations Plaza for Gay Pride Day, on June 25, 1978. Looking at the video, Wilson was stunned. The size of the flag is 2x3 ft (60x90cm). “It's a pretty big shock because we're not used to that here ,” said Wilson. James Grant Wilson’s security camera video shows the pride flag once hoisted in front of his home being burned by two unidentified suspects early Monday morning on Laredo drive. (LEX 18) - A gay man in Lexington is speaking out after being a victim of a hate crime.