The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves.

A rainbow is something in the sky, so a rainbow flag fits.

I was astounded nobody had thought of making a rainbow flag before because it seemed like such an obvious symbol for us.

Flags say something. You put a rainbow flag on your windshield, and you're saying something.

I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will. And flags are about proclaiming power, so it's very appropriate.

A true flag is not something you can really design. A true flag is torn from the soul of the people. A flag is something that everyone owns, and that's why they work. The Rainbow Flag is like other flags in that sense: it belongs to the people.