Pk triangl were origally ed ncentratn mps to intify gay men.
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FILE:GERMANY GAY
English: SVG remake of Germany flag acrdg to the Natnal Gay Flags of the World.
Banra gay. Germany Gay. It will host two major LGBTQ+ events across July – one is the Lbian and Gay Ftival on 16-17 July, wh the other beg Christopher Street Day, better known as the official Pri day, on 23 July.
Before the pk triangle beme a worldwi symbol of gay power and pri, was tend as a badge of shame.
THE PK TRIANGLE: FROM NAZI LABEL TO SYMBOL OF GAY PRI
In Nazi Germany, a downward-potg pk triangle was sewn onto the shirts of gay men ncentratn mps—to intify and further humanize them. Homosexualy was technilly ma illegal Germany 1871, but was rarely enforced until the Nazi Party took power 1933.
As part of their missn to racially and culturally “purify” Germany, the Nazis arrted thoands of LGBT dividuals, mostly gay men, whom they viewed as Uned Stat Holot Memorial Mm timat 100, 000 gay men were arrted and between 5, 000 and 15, 000 were placed ncentratn mps. Jt as Jews were forced to intify themselv wh yellow stars, gay men ncentratn mps had to wear a large pk triangle. )At the mps, gay men were treated pecially harshly, by guards and fellow prisoners alike.