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.
In New York, the early 20th century, gay men often wore a red bow tie or necktie to send a subtle signal to others.
WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
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. In 1974, the Internatnal Gay Rights Congrs of Edburgh, Stland, officially ma the ternatnal symbol for gay and lbian rights.