Rainbow flag number of non-cooperative groups led to confusion in several countries around the world. Another variation of rainbow flag is used by Jewish Autonomous Oblast, situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, by the Chinese border. Proportions 2:3. Adopted first of October 1996. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast has a flag with a seven-colour rainbow. The number of colours is meant to symbolize the seven-branched Jewish Menorah. The rainbow flag was popularized as a symbol of the gay community by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colors are often associated with "diversity" in the gay community (but
DIY rainbow crossing activities around the world. The idea to create rainbow crosswalks appears to have first emerged in West Hollywood as part of the 2012 Gay Pride Month celebrations, initially proposed by the LA based artist Martin Duvander with the crosswalks at the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard painted rainbow colours for the month of June. In May 2012, Tel Aviv city hall painted a crosswalk in rainbow colours for a photo shoot to promote "TYP: Ivri Lider and Johnny Goldstein", the act scheduled to headline the Gay Pride Parade's main concert. These photos, reminiscent of the Beatles