It has taken various incarnations, but the rainbow has continued to clearly represent the LGBTQ community for decades. Answer (1 of 5): The current pride flag has 6 colours, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. However, the teachers of elementary school tell us that there are three primary colors Red, Yellow, and Blue that when combined make three secondary colors. The best way to remember the rainbow color order is by its acronym ‘VIBGYOR.’. The rainbow became iconic in the LGBTQ community in the late 1970s as a symbol of diversity and inclusion. As we know, the rainbow colors are seven in number: Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.
Most recently, a soccer team in Italy has adopted a 6-year-old’s idea for a jersey, including a rainbow. Aside from the obvious symbolism of a mixed LGBT community, the colors were determined to symbolize: life (red), healing (orange), sunlight (yellow), nature (green), harmony/peace (blue), spirit (purple/violet). of Hawaii football player shows off his gloves. It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow. Since 2013 they have again been know as the “Rainbow Warriors,” usually donning green and white but occasionally looking like this. Until 2000, the school’s athletics teams was known as the “Rainbow Warriors.” Yet after hiring sports uber-agent Leigh Steinberg as a marketing consultant and June Jones as football coach, the school dropped the rainbow (to be clear, Steinberg has talked many times about his support for gay athletes). of Hawaii has had a checkered history with the rainbow. To be sure, they’re not the only ones who have used a rainbow on their uniforms. The jerseys were unmistakable because of the rainbow that adorned them: The Denver Nuggets’ jersey rocked a rainbow for over a decade, and they keep bringing it back.
He came up with the design after prominent gay rights leader Harvey Milk. The uniform was worn by the team from 1981 to 1993, (likely accidentally) mirroring the height of the AIDS crisis for the gay community. The rainbow Pride flag was designed in 1978 by artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker. Yet none are likely as iconic as the Denver Nuggets uniforms, which featured the Denver skyline with a rainbow backdrop. There have been various teams over the years to utilize a rainbow in their uniforms and jerseys. This week, Outsports is joining SB Nation in celebrating as well as deriding the sports jerseys, uniforms and kits that have made us proud, embarrassed and given us reasons to wonder, “what on earth were you thinking?” Today, co-founder Cyd Zeigler reviews the teams that embraced the rainbow.