. @MuseumModernArt @curiousoctopus installing the flag designed by #GilbertBaker , which is part of MoMA's collection thanks to @michellemfisher 's efforts. pic.twitter.com/IIxNh2lWrB — Gretchen Scott (@gretchen_scott) April 1, 2017 Gilbert Baker, heading the Stockholm Pride Parade in 2003, pieced together the first rainbow flags in 1978. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.” FREDRIK PERSSON / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES More at: Gilbert Baker's Rainbow Flag