Amazing images of the rainbow flag around the world
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The rainbow flag has become a symbol for LGBT rights across the world.
Created by Gilbert Baker in 1978, it was first used in the San Francisco gay freedom day that year.
To mark the artist's death, Newsbeat explores how the flag has been used across the world as a symbol of pride, celebration and protest.
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