From San Francisco’s City Hall and New York’s Empire State Building, and from Puerto Rico’s Capitol Building to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the vivid display was a clear indication of widespread support for the landmark decision. Shortly after the United States Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 2015, that guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry, civic buildings across the country and around the world were illuminated in the colors of the rainbow. Gilbert Baker and the 40 th Anniversary of the Rainbow Flag Gilbert Baker (1951–2017) A Legacy of Pride I thought, ‘It’s better than I ever dreamed.’ When it went up and the wind finally took it out of my hands, it blew my mind…I saw immediately how everyone around me owned the flag.
