The pride flag originally had eight colors, while today’s version that you would see anywhere only has six. Gilbert unfortunately passed away at age 65 on Maleaving behind a legacy and a flag that is now incredibly meaningful to the LGBT community. The flag ended up being 30圆0 feet (Prisco 1.) The flag was first flown at the United Nations Plaza for Gay Pride Day in San Francisco on June 25th 1978. Baker was an openly gay artist and activist (Prisco 1.) When Baker was 27 years old, he had sewed the first gay pride flag by hand. The original gay pride flag was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978. The final LGBT artifact that I would like to discuss is the first LGBT pride flag.