Diversity
This site displays the freedom flag as part of being seen, and as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness.
I take pride in working in a range of culturally rich and diverse (varied) boroughs. I have a real commitment to creating an environment in which everyone I work with is valued, and is free to express themselves. As a gay man, probably the most visible sign of diversity is the freedom flag. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the freedom or rainbow flag:
A rainbow flag is a multicolored flag consisting of stripes in the colours of the rainbow. The actual colours used differ, but many of the designs are based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, or some more modern division of the rainbow spectrum (often excluding indigo, and sometimes including cyan instead).
The use of rainbow flags has a long tradition; they are displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning.
There are several unrelated rainbow flags in use today. The most widely known is perhaps the pride flag representing gay pride. The peace flag is especially popular in Italy and the cooperative flag symbolizes international cooperation. It is also used by Andean people to represent the legacy of the Inca empire (Wiphala) and Andean movements.
LGBT flag
The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', was popularised as a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and diversity by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colours symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is used predominantly at gay pride events and in gay villages worldwide in various forms including banners, clothing and jewellery . For the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots held in 1996 in New York city a mile-long rainbow flag was created and post-parade cut up in sections that have since been used around the world.
Originally created with eight colours, pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes and as of 2008, it consists of six coloured stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colours appear in a natural rainbow.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
If you feel uncomfortable with the freedom flag bring displayed on this website, you might which to ask yourself why?
This question brings to mind the Stonewall campaign "Some people are gay. Get over it!". It is designed as a clear message from young people about how they feel about homophobia and homophobic bullying in schools. Download their striking poster from the Stonewall link above.