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04-21-2017, 09:14 PM
This technicolor typeface ho**rs the creator of the LGBTQ pride flag
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Rainbows have become sy**nymous with LGBTQ pride and identity around the globe, thanks to artist and activist Gilbert Baker. He created the rainbow flag in 1978, as a way to represent the vibrancy of the queer community.
Baker died (http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/us/gilbert-baker-rainbow-flag-dies/) on March 31, but his legacy and vision of the LGBTQ community lives on through a new, creative medium — a rainbow typeface created in his name.
SEE ALSO: LGBTQ community responds perfectly after being accused of stealing God's rainbow (http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/lgbtq-meme-war-cultural-appropriation-rainbow/)
The eye-catching typeface, simply called "Gilbert," features gently rounded letters with strokes in eight different colors paying tribute to Baker's rainbow flag. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/21/gilbert-baker-type-with-pride-lgbtq-font/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Fonts (http://mashable.com/category/fonts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Design (http://mashable.com/category/design/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Rainbow Flag (http://mashable.com/category/rainbow-flag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Lgbt Pride (http://mashable.com/category/lgbt-pride/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Lgbtq Pride (http://mashable.com/category/lgbtq-pride/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/snpKRbSZPjA
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Rainbows have become sy**nymous with LGBTQ pride and identity around the globe, thanks to artist and activist Gilbert Baker. He created the rainbow flag in 1978, as a way to represent the vibrancy of the queer community.
Baker died (http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/us/gilbert-baker-rainbow-flag-dies/) on March 31, but his legacy and vision of the LGBTQ community lives on through a new, creative medium — a rainbow typeface created in his name.
SEE ALSO: LGBTQ community responds perfectly after being accused of stealing God's rainbow (http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/lgbtq-meme-war-cultural-appropriation-rainbow/)
The eye-catching typeface, simply called "Gilbert," features gently rounded letters with strokes in eight different colors paying tribute to Baker's rainbow flag. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/21/gilbert-baker-type-with-pride-lgbtq-font/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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