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.
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IS YELLOW THE NATNAL GAY LOUR?
The abbreviatn LGBT stands for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr. Introduced durg the 1990’s is a term which was created as a non-discrimatory way to scribe those that intify unr the sexual orientatns. * yellow a gay color *
It was signed by gay artist and activist Gilbert Baker when his iend Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay elected official California, asked him to sign a symbol for the LGBTQ muny. It was first showsed on San Francis’s Gay Pri Day on June 25, 1978.
After a number of high-profile stori exposed the rampant racism Philly’s Gayborhood, people of lor started mandg more cln the cy’s LGBTQ muny. The labrys lbian pri flag was signed 1999 by graphic signer Sean Campbell, and was first published the Palm Sprgs edn of the Gay and Lbian Tim Pri issue.
The verted black triangle is a reference to the black triangle badg that homosexual femal were forced to wear Nazi ncentratn mps, while the vlet background has bee associated wh lbians due to the poetry of Sappho.