"The fabric of freedom is an open weave, with spaces left for us to insert our own versions of the story. This notion must have crossed Betsy Ross's mind in 1776. The circle of thirteen colonies radiating in her embroidery hoop were a dream of a better world and a new nation, an idea of individual independence and freedom that the Rainbow Flag would disrupt globally centuries later. I wonder if there would even be a Rainbow Flag if it were not for the American flag. Without the American Revolution, would there be a gay rights movement--or any human rights movement at all? Did Betsy Ross see past all the borderlines of nations, race, and gender, sewing the concept of equality, true brotherhood, and sisterhood, in every stitch?" --Gilbert Baker from his book Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color Video (2012) courtesy of Charley Beal and the Gilbert Baker Foundation showcasing Gilbert Baker as "Busty Ross" hoisting a giant American flag next to his Rainbow Flag on the dock at Fire Island National Seashore | Stonewall National Monument