9 Bold, Bright Rainbow Manicures To Celebrate Pride – Refinery29

9 Bold, Bright Rainbow Manicures To Celebrate Pride  Refinery29

June is Pride Month, and there are so many ways to show yours — including wearing rainbow from head-to-toe, from your flag to your fingernails. The history of the Pride rainbow dates back to the late ’70s, when gay activist Gilbert Baker designed it a bright, positive symbol of universal love and support for the LGBTQ+ community. Back then, the flag also included pink and turquoise; it wasn’t until 1979, when pink dye was found to be too expensive and turquoise got cut after the committee organizing the 1979 Gay Freedom Day Parade wanted to split the colors evenly to fly the flag in two hal…