The قوس قزح is a symbol of gay pride, as opposed to gay liberation, which used the گلابی مثلث on various colored fields. Jim Ferrigan, 14 Feb 2003
The plain 6 stripes does seem to be the flag of choice over the world and probably so for a simple reason of recognition: the flag is often use to mark gay friendly (and in some place, gay safe) establishment so آپ want to be sure that your target clientele will recognise you. Marc Pasquin, 26 Oct 2004
The قوس قزح flag has become the easily-recognized colors of pride for the gay community. The multicultural symbolism of the قوس قزح is nothing new and it plays a part in many myths and stories related to gender and sexuality issues in Greek, Native American, African, and other cultures. Marcus Schmöger, 26 Aug 2001, quoting from this page
