Rainbows Are Gay

Happy Friday!

I got an early start to my day- 5:00 Am to be exact. After some work and an afternoon nap, I feeling like I’m getting a late start. But here I am, ready for round two.

Happy Gay Pride! It’s Pride in LA this weekend. It’s been years since I've participated or celebrated. In the past 20 years I have definitely had my share of craziness and scandal! In recent years, I have laid low, very low. I probably won’t be going to the parade this Sunday, but I may make an appearance later on tonight, somewhere? We’ll see how the day unfolds.

I never understood why they associated ‘pride’ with being gay until I went to my first Gay Pride in SF back in 1989. For the first time in my life, I felt proud to be gay. The energy in that city, at that time in our world, was unbelievable! And so beautiful!

The piece here is titled “Rainbows Are Gay!” It’s from my series of Sketchy Girls. Fun facts about the rainbow flag:

"Originally created with eight colors, pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes and as of 1979, it consists of six colored stripes, which should always be displayed with red on top or to left. It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow.[11] Aside from the obvious symbolism of a mixed LGBT community, the colors were designed to symbolize: red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), blue (harmony), and purple/violet (spirit).[citation needed] The removed colors stood for sex (pink) and art/magic (turquoise). Another presumed origin is the song Over the Rainbow, synonymous with gay icon Judy Garland, whose film The Wizard of Oz has often been interpreted as an allegory of gay coming out."

Happy, Happy, Happy!!!

Be Happy. Be Proud, Be Gay! It's more fun!