Rainbow Flag 101 with Creator Gilbert Baker!
Friday, June 25, 2010 1:50PM

For 32 years, the rainbow flag has become a world-wide gay symbol.  I went to Gilbert Baker's NYC apartment to chat about creating it.

One point that Gilbert brought up that's not in this short segment is the bittersweet aspect of the flag; there are many places in the world -- 80 countries -- where it's still a crime to be gay, and raising the rainbow could result in prison or death.

For more on which countries still have laws against homosexuality, check out this wikipedia page.

We've still got a long way to go before this flag can be flown with pride around the world.