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:
- THE LAMBDA: ALL THGS GAY & FRATERNAL
- GAY 101 – THE HISTORY OF THE LAMBDA AS A GAY RIGHTS SYMBOL.
- SYMBOLS OF GAY AND LBIAN CULTURE
- PRI FLAGS 101: EVERYTHG YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY, TRANS, AND OTHER PRI FLAGS
THE LAMBDA: ALL THGS GAY & FRATERNAL
The lambda was selected as a symbol by the Gay Activists Alliance of New York 1970, followg the Stonewall Rts, and was clared the ternatnal symbol. * lambda gay pride symbol *
The lambda was selected as a symbol by the Gay Activists Alliance of New York 1970, followg the Stonewall Rts, and was clared the ternatnal symbol for gay and lbian rights by the Internatnal Gay Rights Congrs Edburgh, Stland, 1974.
GAY 101 – THE HISTORY OF THE LAMBDA AS A GAY RIGHTS SYMBOL.
Rabow Flag The rabow flag has bee the easily regnized lors of pri for the gay muny. The multicultural symbolism of the rabow is nothg new— Jse Jackson's Rabow Coaln also embrac the rabow as a symbol of that polil movement. * lambda gay pride symbol *
The Sttish Mori Group hosted the first ever Internatnal Gay Rights Conference Edburgh om 18 to 22 December 1974. The nference tried to provi an ternatnal sharg of experience, so that legat uld fd out the social, polil and legal suatn for men and women om other untrim, and clud ssns on the rights of young homosexuals and of gay women.
Nearly 400 people attend the nference, which led 1978 to the tablishment of the Internatnal Gay Associatn, later to bee the Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn (ILGA).
The gay rights anizatn Lambda Legal and the Amerin Lambda Lerary Award rive their nam om this symbol.
SYMBOLS OF GAY AND LBIAN CULTURE
Gay wrer and poet Osr Wil popularised the symbol when he asked his iends to wear them on their lapels to a showg of his play Lady Wrmere’s Fan 1892.
PRI FLAGS 101: EVERYTHG YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY, TRANS, AND OTHER PRI FLAGS
A secret letterIn 1970, a lowerse Greek letter lambda (λ) was chosen by gay activist Tom Doerr as the symbol of the New York chapter of the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA). GAA lerature stat that Doerr chose the symbol for s meang chemistry and physics: "a plete exchange of energy – that moment or span of time wns to absolute activy" lambda beme associated wh Gay Liberatn and later regnised as an LGBT symbol, beg ed as such by the Internatnal Gay Rights Congrs Edburgh, the gay rights anisatn Lambda Legal, and the Lambda Lerary Foundatn, among others.