A prentatn of the major symbols associated wh the gay, lbian, bisexual, and trangenr movements (and some general symbols thrown for good measure) and their histori.
Contents:
- WHAT DO THE BUTTERFLY SYMBOLIZ THE GAY MUNY?
- WHY BUTTERFLIES ARE GAY.; THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS. THEIR MEANG AND USE, ESPECIALLY CONSIRED THE CASE OF INSECTS. BY EDWARD BAGNALL POULTON, F.R. S. NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & CO. 1890.
- WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
WHAT DO THE BUTTERFLY SYMBOLIZ THE GAY MUNY?
Acrdg to history, he ed to reprent homoerotic love.
WHY BUTTERFLIES ARE GAY.; THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS. THEIR MEANG AND USE, ESPECIALLY CONSIRED THE CASE OF INSECTS. BY EDWARD BAGNALL POULTON, F.R. S. NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & CO. 1890.
Two terlockg male symbols are ed to reprent the gay male muny.
WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
In New York, the early 20th century, gay men often wore a red bow tie or necktie to send a subtle signal to others. After Burke retired om baseball, he beme one of the first profsnal athlet to be openly gay. Burke also ed a high five wh other gay rints the Castro district of San Francis.
In this regn, the high five beme a sign of gay pri. Tom Doerr, a graphic signer, ed the symbol 1970 to reprent the Gay Activists Alliance of New York.
” It didn’t take long for the symbol to bee associated wh Gay Liberatn.