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| − | [[File:Pink triangle.svg|thumb|The Pink Triangle]]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. | + | [[File:Pink triangle.svg|thumb|The Pink Triangle]]The '''Pink triangle''' was the badge worn by male homosexual prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.<ref>http://www.hardenet.com/homocaust/pinktriangles.htm. Accessed: 2013-04-28. (Archived by [WebCite]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GDJt2U1t)</ref> 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. |
| − | From the 1970s onwards the pink triangle has been adopted as a symbol of gay liberation. ACT-UP used it the other way up (with the point at the top). | + | From the 1970s onwards the pink triangle has been adopted as a symbol of gay liberation and to remind people of the suffering of gay people in the Nazi period. ACT-UP used it the other way up (with the point at the top) to signify an active fight back against intolerance. |
In the UK the pink triangle is commemorated in the name of the charity the [[Pink Triangle Trust]] and the [[Pink Triangle Theatre]]. | In the UK the pink triangle is commemorated in the name of the charity the [[Pink Triangle Trust]] and the [[Pink Triangle Theatre]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:01, 28 April 2013
The Pink triangle was the badge worn by male homosexual prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.[1] 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.
From the 1970s onwards the pink triangle has been adopted as a symbol of gay liberation and to remind people of the suffering of gay people in the Nazi period. ACT-UP used it the other way up (with the point at the top) to signify an active fight back against intolerance.
In the UK the pink triangle is commemorated in the name of the charity the Pink Triangle Trust and the Pink Triangle Theatre.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.hardenet.com/homocaust/pinktriangles.htm. Accessed: 2013-04-28. (Archived by [WebCite]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GDJt2U1t)
