As Pride Month dawns, Kansas governor helps celebrate rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker

As Pride Month dawns, Kansas governor helps celebrate rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker

Kansas residents and activists gathered with Gov. Laura Kelly last week for her signing of a proclamation honoring rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker. (Photo from Kansas governor's office)Happy Gilbert Baker Day! Thanks to a proclamation from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed Friday, we can celebrate the life and work of Parsons native Baker this June 2. He created a piece of American iconography that has spread across the globe and into the hearts…

Clay Wirestone: As Pride Month dawns, Kansas governor helps celebrate rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker (Column)

"Happy Gilbert Baker Day! … He created a piece of American iconography that has spread across the globe and into the hearts of those who care for their gay neighbors: the rainbow pride flag," Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column. Continue reading ...