Pink triangle

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.

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).

In the UK the pink triangle is commemorated in the name of the charity the Pink Triangle Trust.

See also

• Rainbow flag
• Lambda
• Labrys