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Pink is a colour often seen as having gay and feminine connotations.

The word came into use in the 17th century, and derives from the flowers of the same name (from the genus Dianthus, some varieties of which are also referred to as carnations).

Conventionally, pink is used for baby girls clothes and blue for boys; however this convention only became established around 1940.

"a June 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department said, 'The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl'."^[1]

Pink's association with homosexuality may date from the use of the Pink triangle for gay men in Nazi concentration camps. There have been many publications and groups with Pink in their name, for instance:

The Pink Paper

References

↑ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/#lg3mzR2xKOVekVg8.99 Jeanne Maglaty, "When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink? Every generation brings a new definition of masculinity and femininity that manifests itself in children’s dress", Smithsonian Magazine, 7 April 2011.

[1] ttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/#lg3mzR2xKOVekVg8.99 Jeanne Maglaty, "When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink? Every generation brings a new definition of masculinity and femininity that manifests itself in children’s dress", Smithsonian Magazine, 7 April 2011.

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	In the 1920s, some groups had been describing pink as a masculine color, an equivalent of the red that was considered to be for men, but lighter for boys. But stores nonetheless found that people were increasingly choosing to buy pink for girls, and blue for boys, until this became an accepted norm in the 1940s.<ref>Smithsonian Magazine<br/>[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?]<br/>In 1927, Time magazine printed a chart showing sex-appropriate colors for girls and boys according to leading U.S. stores. In Boston, Filene’s told parents to dress boys in pink. So did Best & Co. in New York City, Halle’s in Cleveland and Marshall Field in Chicago.<P>Today’s color dictate wasn’t established until the 1940s, as a result of Americans’ preferences as interpreted by manufacturers and retailers. “It could have gone the other way”</ref><ref name="npr-pink">{{cite web \|title=Girls Are Taught To 'Think Pink,' But That Wasn't Always So \|last1=Stamberg \|first1=Susan \|date=April 1, 2014 \|website=npr.org \|publisher=[[NPR]] \|accessdate=2014-09-26 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140415154701/http://www.npr.org/2014/04/01/297159948/girls-are-taught-to-think-pink-but-that-wasnt-always-so \|archive-date=2014-04-01 \|url=http://www.npr.org/2014/04/01/297159948/girls-are-taught-to-think-pink-but-that-wasnt-always-so \|quote=a 1918 trade catalog for children's clothing recommended blue for girls. The reasoning at the time was that it's a 'much more delicate and dainty tone,' Finamore says. Pink was recommended for boys 'because it's a stronger and more passionate color, and because it's actually derived from red.'}}</ref>