Moreover, the LGBT flag has recently become the subject of various rainbow washing phenomena, i.e. In 2015, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) classified the rainbow flag as an internationally recognised symbol and purchased the original eight-colour flag and displayed it in the contemporary design gallery. This formed a rainbow flag of six colours (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple).
Eventually, in the 1980s it was decided to make the colour stripes even by merging turquoise and indigo into blue. The eight-colour rainbow flag was abandoned the following year, in 1979, since pink had become too expensive. That is why he chose the rainbow, a symbol of peace and agreement as the new manifesto of gay love. The American artist wanted to create a flag that would represent a positive message not only for the community, but also for those who continued to view the homosexual reality with suspicion and hatred. According to Baker, each colour symbolised an aspect: from sexuality (pink) to life (red), healing (orange), sunlight (yellow), nature (green), magic (turquoise), peace (indigo blue) and the spirit (purple). It comprised 8 colours: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo and purple. The LGBT+ flag was created in 1978 by the artist Gilbert Baker, on request of Harvey Milk, the first US official who declared himself openly gay.
