{"product_id":"rainbow-warrior-my-life-in-color-paperback","title":"Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGilbert Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDustin Lance Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 Freedom Day Parade. Baker had no idea his creation would become an international emblem of liberation and inclusiveness, forever cementing his pivotal role in helping to define the modern LGBTQ movement. \u003ci\u003eRainbow Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e 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, when he worked closely with Milk, Cleve Jones, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Gilbert Baker often called himself the \"Gay Betsy Ross,\" and readers of his colorful, irreverent, and deeply personal memoir will find it difficult to disagree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist \u003cb\u003eGilbert Baker\u003c\/b\u003e created the first Rainbow Flag in 1978, and was a longtime LGBTQ, peace, and AIDS activist. He died in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164550566023,"sku":"9781641603201","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f8206fa36a5f2ecec1665f7d300403c2.webp?v=1733306778","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rainbow-warrior-my-life-in-color-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}