Save the Rainbow Flag at Harvey Milk Plaza

The Issue

The Rainbow Flag has flown proudly since 1997 at Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco.

Please support our campaign to landmark the world-famous Rainbow Flag Art Installation!

Why this matters: Gilbert Baker (1951-2017), creator of the original Rainbow Flag, envisioned a giant Rainbow Flag at Harvey Milk Plaza on the corner of Castro and Market streets in San Francisco to welcome LGBTQ+ people from all over the world. He painstakingly worked on every detail of this art installation and lobbied community activists and politicians. Baker’s vision became a reality on November 8, 1997, the 20th anniversary of Harvey Milk’s election. A magnificent 30 x 20-foot Rainbow Flag was raised on a 70-foot flagpole as a beacon of hope. A commemorative bronze plaque at its base honors Baker.

We ask the greater community for your help to save this historic icon -- the sole surviving art installation in the world by Gilbert Baker.

Please sign and share this petition asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors make this global beacon an official landmark.

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Gilbert Baker FoundationPetition StarterA 503(c) not-for-profit. Our mission is to extend the legacy of Gilbert Baker, the creator of the LGBTQ Rainbow Flag, as an activist, artist and education. We are recording the history of the Rainbow Flag and its impact on the world.

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The Issue

The Rainbow Flag has flown proudly since 1997 at Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco.

Please support our campaign to landmark the world-famous Rainbow Flag Art Installation!

Why this matters: Gilbert Baker (1951-2017), creator of the original Rainbow Flag, envisioned a giant Rainbow Flag at Harvey Milk Plaza on the corner of Castro and Market streets in San Francisco to welcome LGBTQ+ people from all over the world. He painstakingly worked on every detail of this art installation and lobbied community activists and politicians. Baker’s vision became a reality on November 8, 1997, the 20th anniversary of Harvey Milk’s election. A magnificent 30 x 20-foot Rainbow Flag was raised on a 70-foot flagpole as a beacon of hope. A commemorative bronze plaque at its base honors Baker.

We ask the greater community for your help to save this historic icon -- the sole surviving art installation in the world by Gilbert Baker.

Please sign and share this petition asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors make this global beacon an official landmark.

avatar of the starter
Gilbert Baker FoundationPetition StarterA 503(c) not-for-profit. Our mission is to extend the legacy of Gilbert Baker, the creator of the LGBTQ Rainbow Flag, as an activist, artist and education. We are recording the history of the Rainbow Flag and its impact on the world.

The Decision Makers

LGBTQ+ Citizens of the World
LGBTQ+ Citizens of the World
Residents of San Francisco
Residents of San Francisco

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Petition created on July 18, 2021