Can We Share the Rainbow?
How LGBT Took Over the Rainbow
Rainbows typically occur after the rain when wavelengths from the sun enter floating water droplets in the air. Because sunlight is composed of several colors, when rays from the sun exit the water droplets, they are separated into colors of light that reflect in the sky as a Rainbow.
The multicolored arc-shaped phantasms are beautiful traffic stoppers and believed by Christians to be symbolic of the covenant God made to Noah. Many spiritual individuals believe the Rainbow when spotted, is a sign of luck, hope, promise, new beginnings, and eternal life.
When examined closely, violet usually appears on the bottom of the Rainbow because it has the shortest wavelength of light and bends the most while passing through water droplets in the sky.
Red, the longest wavelength, bends the least when passing through water droplets and will usually appear at the top of the Rainbow.
So, how did this beautiful symbol become synonymous with the Gay movement?
Rewind to 1978, when Gilbert Baker, an overtly gay man, reports he was approached by Harvey Milk, an elected U.S. official, to design a symbol for the gay population.
Baker felt a flag was the highest form of pride and chose a Rainbow with eight colors, hot pink-for sex, red…
