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Deutsch: Die Regenbogenfahne. Symbol der Lesben und Schwulen.

English: Rainbow flag. Symbol of gay pride.

Español: Bandera arco iris. Símbolo de orgullo homosexual.

Italiano: Bandiera arcobaleno. Simbolo dell'orgoglio omosessuale.

Polski: Tęczowa flag. Symbol walki o prawa osób homoseksualnych.

Nederlands: Regenboogvlag. Symbool van de homobeweging.

[edit] Image notes

The current image height, 480 pixels, was chosen to match that of standard VGA. (It also divides conveniently by 6.)
The current image width, 777 pixels, was chosen to approximate the golden ratio:

$480\varphi = 480\left(\frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}\right) = 776.656314\ldots \approx 777.$

Colors were originally taken from the table, “The colors of the visible light spectrum,” from the Wikipedia article on color, and then subsequently adjusted to match those used in actual rainbow pride flags (see talk/discussion page).

[edit] Image source

The actual SVG source as of 10:03, 3 April 2007, is as follows:

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<!-- Image URI: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gay_flag.svg -->
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"
  width="777" height="480" viewBox="0 0 777 480">
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  <rect y="160" width="777" height="80" fill="#ffff00"/>
  <rect y="240" width="777" height="80" fill="#00b000"/>
  <rect y="320" width="777" height="80" fill="#4040ff"/>
  <rect y="400" width="777" height="80" fill="#a000c0"/>
</svg>

[edit] Licensing

This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.