Gay symbols

The exact origin of the bi-angles symbol is unknown, but in Vivian Wagner designed the double-sided crescent moon symbol as an alternative to the bi-angles. The intention was to distance the community from the association of violence in the pink triangle, but show solidarity to those affected by AIDS in its colours.

LGBT+ History Month: Six symbols of pride

Pride is always something to shout about. Picnics, parades and festivals will take place throughout June and over the summer months, a colour explosion of progressive pride flags and fashion marking the occasion. In the s I wore a ring depicting a buckle, suggesting our love was fastened by choice, not law.

LGBTQ+ Symbols & Meanings

The labrys is a double headed axe used by female warriors in Greek and Roman mythology. The weapon represents empowerment and was created by lesbian feminists in the s. Tom Doerr chose the lambda, a lower-case Greek letter, as a symbol for the New York chapter of Gay Activists Alliance in , one year after Stonewall.

Four flowers that have become queer symbols

The play The Captive , which chronicled the tale of a woman in love with another woman but trapped in a false engagement with a man, featured the exchange of violets as a symbol of love. The play was popular amongst the queer community in New York, with many women in the audience wearing violets on their person in a show of solidarity.