Dado que la comunidad LGBTQ está formada por personas de todas las razas, sexos y edades, basó su bandera en el arco iris. Los colores de la bandera siguen aproximadamente el mismo orden que los del arco iris. Se exhibió por primera vez en el Día del Orgullo Gay de San Francisco, el 25 de junio de
Uruguay is the most gay friendly country in South America and 5th friendliest in the world according to the Spartacus International Gay Guide. That’s based on its institutional, socio-economic, cultural and tourism development, says a recent publication (March ) by
During the gubernatorial debate, the governor said that he would support making same-sex marriage illegal in South Carolina. In , a Supreme Court ruling made gay marriage legal in SC. He went on to say that the constitution of the country did not allow gay marriage and that neither did state law encourage it.