Question about rainbow symbol [View All]

[garybeck]

hello

I have a big rainbow painted on the walls of my staircase... and I also sell a "celebrate diversity" bumper sticker with a rainbow on it.

i've noticed a few comments that people have made on both... about how the rainbow is a symbol of gay pride.

I have nothing against gays or gay rights. I have many friends who are gay. But when I painted my wall, I did not have the direct intention of symbolizing gay pride. It was just a cool way of covering an otherwise boring white wall and I thought the kids would like it (and they do).

I was just wondering, if some people today consider the rainbow to exclusively symbolize gay pride?

Personally i think it's an all-encompassing symbol, symbolizing equal rights for all races and religions, gay pride, and there's even a reference in the bible to the rainbow being a reminder sent from God. I recognize all these, and more.

I thought that's the way most people see it... am I wrong?

I just thought it was kind of interesting when a few people see my rainbow and they say "cool... gay pride" when that was not really my focus when I decided to put it up there.