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Table of symbols worn by different classes of concentration camp prisoners
The Pink triangle was the badge worn by male homosexual prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. There was no direct equivalent for women since female homosexuality (as in other countries including the UK) was not specifically illegal, however lesbians may have been classed as "asocial" and would therefore have worn a black triangle.

The pink triangle has subsequently been adopted as a symbol of gay liberation.

See also