Related: Vile anti-gay Russian campaign ad is pulled by YouTube The US Embassy to Moscow hung the flag prominently outside its building and posted a message – written in Russian – on its Instagram saying: “Today, the US Embassy in Russia honors the LGBTI Pride Flag during the #PrideFlagDay celebration.
A post shared by Посольство США в РФ (@usembru) on “The LGBTI flag was created by American artist and activist Gilbert Baker and was first hoisted on June 25, 1978 during the Gay Freedom Day parade in San Francisco. “The symbol of the rainbow was taken from the earliest history of mankind as a symbol of hope,” Baker wrote in his memoir, Rainbow Warrior.