Space Flag

From the BBC:
"Gay pride flag launched into space 'to spread peace'"

The rainbow flag that symbolises gay pride has been sent into space for the first time via a high-altitude balloon. Planting Peace, a US-based non-profit group that seeks to "spread peace in a hurting world", launched the flag near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 17 August. The balloon captured video with a GoPro camera as it floated 21.1 miles (34.1km) above earth for three hours. Organisers said they wanted to declare space gay friendly, "in a peaceful, beautiful way".  The balloon and its flag returned to earth, but the episode was captured in striking footage that shows the planet's surface from above, with the sun beaming behind the flag.  The non-profit group said: "The primary purpose of this declaration is to support the ongoing fight for the fundamental human rights of our LGBTQ [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer] family, moving us closer to a universal understanding that all people deserve to live freely and love freely without fear and discrimination." It added that the stunt emphasised the need for the gay community to have a safe space in every corner of the universe.

As well as gay rights activism, Planting Peace runs humanitarian aid projects and environmental initiatives across the world.

^ I guess it's good that the flag landed in a country that accepts homosexuality. Had it fallen in Russia or most of Africa or the Middle East and some random person picked it up they could have been beaten, sent to jail or even killed. It was a good symbol to show the world that they need to stop and rethink things and get involved - even if you aren't gay (there's the "Straight but not Narrow" thinking. Every major social change can about because others helped. Men helped women get their basic civil right, Whites helped Blacks, etc. so Straight people helping Homosexuals get their basic civil rights isn't unheard of throughout history. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37504749