After he was honorably discharged, he stayed in San Francisco and taught himself to sew. I love you forever Gilbert Baker,' Jones wrote on Facebook.īaker was born in Kansas in 1951 and served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972, stationed in San Francisco.
'Gilbert gave the world the Rainbow Flag he gave me forty years of love and friendship. He was 65.īaker's death was announced on Twitter by activist and author Cleve Jones, who called him his 'dearest friend in the world.'
Gilbert Baker, the man who created the rainbow flag - an iconic symbol of the LGBT rights movement - died Thursday.
