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rainbow flag

noun

  1. a multi-coloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Or as Bruno put it: “I praise you for waving the rainbow flag. Keep waving it, girl!”

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Since then, it's grown in size and influence, becoming the first UK organisation to add black and brown stripes to the rainbow flag to represent LGBTQ+ people of colour.

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An alcove devoted to gay rights displays an early version of the rainbow flag, campaign and protest buttons, and a ceiling fragment from the Stonewall Inn, where a 1969 uprising launched the gay liberation movement.

The Pride Progress flag is a redesigned rainbow flag, with additional colours to represent a wider range of marginalised communities.

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“Woke executives killed it, wrapped the corpse in a rainbow flag, and then made it do a little puppet show in New York City for the entertainment of all their woke little friends.”

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