Rainbow Warrior

My Life in Color

By: Gilbert Baker

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

In 1978, Harvey Milk asked Gilbert Baker to create a unifying symbol for the growing gay rights movement, and on June 25 of that year, Baker's Rainbow Flag debuted at San Francisco's Gay Liberation Day parade. Baker had no idea his creation would become an international emblem of freedom, forever cementing his place and importance in helping to define the modern LGBTQ+ movement.

Rainbow Warrior is Baker's passionate personal chronicle, from a repressive childhood in 1950s Kansas to a harrowing stint in the US Army, and finally his arrival in San Francisco, where he bloomed as both a visual artist and social justice activist. His fascinating story weaves through the early years of the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, where he worked closely with Milk, Cleve Jones, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Baker continued his flag-making, street theater, and activism through the Reagan years and the AIDS crisis. And in 1994, Baker spearheaded the effort to fabricate a mile-long Rainbow Flag - at the time, the world's longest - to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City.

Gilbert Baker often called himself the "Gay Betsy Ross", and those listening to his colorful, irreverent, and deeply personal memoir will find it difficult to disagree.

©2019 the Gilbert Baker Estate (P)2019 Tantor

I love this book

Simply amazing, how a dream came true and inspired change through out the world. I love how the creator of a flag was also one of the biggest gay rights advocates that brought significant changes for the LGBTQ+ community.

History of Rainbows

The editors did an amazing job of compiling the words of Gilbert Baker. Some of the information I knew from other sources but a lot was new and told in Queen Gilbert’s fabulous voice.

Interesting flag backstory

It was a colorful and entertaining history of the development of the pride flag we know today. For anyone wondering it’s history, this is a solid listen.

amazing

Loved the book this is like hearing my history on LGBTQIA rights in the making