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This Is The History Of The Rainbow Flag | TIME

[andromeda]

I don't understand, if people hate something, why not just leave it alone...u just can't hate on someone based on what they like.that's the equivalent of telling someone what to do....if you hate it, why bother messing with it.

[claireaspenson]

Here’s the thing:I totally support gays and it’s a beautiful thing. It’s fine if they have their own flag but please don’t say that any rainbow is GAY!Rainbows were created for nature and Beauty and the gay flag is for gays
Thanks

[NikMorTay]

when you watch a nice lgbt video but the comments are flooded with hate

[carogame]

the rainbow is a symbol of God's covenant with Noah. This is from thousands of years ago. Now what God has created is being used for a lifestyle that goes against what God wants. How is that?

[Holines]

The real rainbow 🌈 has 7 colors and lgbtq 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ has 6 or 8 or 13 or 18 or 12 or 77 or 100 colors

[cez]

They should bring back hot pink and turquoise. That'd be awesome.

[theundead]

My friends and fellow leprechauns want our rainbow

[rainforme]

I’m not gay and I like the rainbow flag. After all it is a logo just like hundreds of brands have their own logo.

[perpersson]

Rainbowflag was inveted by International Co-operative aliance as peaceflag 1921 it was used until 1921. ...Co-operatives greate world peace.

[mtm]

Why are they waving toilet paper around.

[Nexils]

History is not as long ago as people think and we still have a looong way to go.

[troyhayder]

Is that elon musk on the thumbnail with a beard???

[tombusshart]

The meaning of the Pride Flag :
Disgrace and Disgust !

[AirborneAnt]

Can you guys just pick 1 or 2 colors to represent LGBTQ please? I love the Roy G Biv colors together and don't want to be looked at as LGBTQ, so can the community Update your colors? That would be great :) Thanks

[tnacius]

So what you mean is that if you wear something then that means your gay?

[bronwenable]

Stand for a moment for all those that fought and died for their flag and the right to get mad booty and lickety lick

[mohdrosley]

Me & my kid used to like rainbows not because of LGBT but because it rainbows. Its kid stuff. Since when u all LGBT own the rainbow? That is not belong to you. Find your own trademark. Give back rainbows to kids

[younglinks]

GOD gave us the rainbow and its colours of and sign of promice that he wouldn't flood is earth again and you people take his colours of promise to justify your ungodliness?? I say on to you it shall not rain water this time but FIRE! wake up people we are in the last days

[abdiyelbaruchyeshuruwn]

The Rainbow 🌈 is a symbol from GOD, and it represents GOD’s promise... And for any group or organization who say this symbol is a representation of something different, ARE DECEIVERS AND LIARS! THE TRUTH ISN’T IN THEM! THEY ARE OF THEIR FATHER THE DEVIL, AND THE LUST OF THEIR FATHER THEY WILL DO!

Genesis 9:8-16... And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my BOW IN THE CLOUD, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the BOW SHALL BE SEEN IN THE CLOUD: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the BOW SHALL BE IN THE CLOUD; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

[FuzzyColors]

I'm gay, and I don't support changing our old flag changing. Has nothing to do within our country...I mean like other countries who look at us.