Charley Beal

Social Activist and President of the Gilbert Baker Foundation

Charley Beal

CMG Speaks presents Charley Beal

Charley Beal

Social Activist and President of the Gilbert Baker Foundation

"The Rainbow Flag is the greatest symbol of hope and equality ever created by human hands.” “Fly the Flag that speaks to your soul. There is room in the sky for all of them."
- Charley Beal

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About Charley Beal

Charley Beal is a lifelong social activist who attended his first civil rights demonstration in Lansing, Michigan in 1962. He is also an award-winning art director for film and television, working with renowned directors including Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, Ridley Scott, and Gus Van Sant. His film credits include First Wives Club, In & Out, Milk and . TV credits include Boardwalk Empire, Smash, Gotham, and Power. Charley was also a close friend with Gilbert Baker, the creator of the LGBTQ+, Rainbow Flag. Since Baker’s passing in 2017, Beal has helped to carry on Baker’s legacy through the Gilbert Baker Foundation. That work has included producing several short documentaries as well as numerous exhibits that have been seen in museums and galleries around the world.

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Long-Lost Fragment of First Rainbow Pride Flag Resurfaces After Four Decades
The brilliantly colored banner—now on view in San Francisco—flew on “Gay Freedom Day” in 1978 A priceless piece of queer history has returned home to San Francisco, reports Ezra David Romero for KQED....
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How the rainbow flag became the symbol of pride
You already know what the rainbow flag stands for. It’s one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, on par with the American flag or the recycling symbol, and especially during Pride Month,...
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After 43 years, the original rainbow flag is coming home to San Francisco
For decades, the primary LGBTQ symbol was a small pink triangle — first displayed on the uniforms of prisoners at Nazi concentration camps who had been labeled as homosexual. In 1978, San Francisco resident...
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Original rainbow flag returns home to San Francisco after being lost for more than 40 years
SAN FRANCISCO — The first rainbow flag used to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride has been found and is back in San Francisco. It’s on display at the GLBT Historical Society Museum just in time for Pride...
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Long-Lost Fragment of First Rainbow Pride Flag Resurfaces After Four Decades
The brilliantly colored banner—now on view in San Francisco—flew on “Gay Freedom Day” in 1978 A priceless piece of queer history has returned home to San Francisco, reports Ezra David Romero for KQED....
Read More
How the rainbow flag became the symbol of pride
You already know what the rainbow flag stands for. It’s one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, on par with the American flag or the recycling symbol, and especially during Pride Month,...
Read More
After 43 years, the original rainbow flag is coming home to San Francisco
For decades, the primary LGBTQ symbol was a small pink triangle — first displayed on the uniforms of prisoners at Nazi concentration camps who had been labeled as homosexual. In 1978, San Francisco resident...
Read More
Original rainbow flag returns home to San Francisco after being lost for more than 40 years
SAN FRANCISCO — The first rainbow flag used to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride has been found and is back in San Francisco. It’s on display at the GLBT Historical Society Museum just in time for Pride...
Read More

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