"Before there were rainbow flags and pronoun pins, queer folks had to get creative. We couldn't just say it; we had to signal it. So we spoke in colors, flowers, and shapes that carried entire worlds of meaning."
"Once used by Nazis to label gay men, the pink triangle was reclaimed in the 1970s and reborn as an era of queer resistance. Pain became protest. The pink triangle is living proof that we turn persecution into power."
"Chosen in 1970 by Tom Doerr of the New York Chapter of the Gay Activists Alliance, lambda represented energy, change, and liberation, becoming the Greek letter that powered a movement. Never underestimate a symbol that looks good on a protest sign and a silver pendant."
"An ancient double-headed axe, once associated with ancient, powerful figures like Amazons and goddesses, became a feminist statement of power in the 1970s. Think of it as the sapphic Excalibur!"
Queer communities developed covert and public symbols to signal identity, resilience, and solidarity across history. Symbols ranged from Oscar Wilde's green carnation to the pink triangle reclaimed from Nazi persecution and repurposed as protest. The lambda was chosen in 1970 to represent energy, change, and liberation. Interlocking gender symbols shorthand lesbian and gay love while the combined ⚧ represents trans and nonbinary identities. The labrys, an ancient double-headed axe tied to Amazons and goddesses, became a feminist and lesbian emblem in the 1970s. Designer David Spada's 1991 Freedom Rings and the understated black ace ring also serve as visible Pride signals.
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