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How Did the Rainbow Flag Become an LGBTQ+ Symbol?
It’s not uncommon to spot rainbow flags flying outside of homes and bars, pinned to shirts and on the back of bumpers—all with the proclamation that #LoveIsLove. But who created the rainbow flag, and why did it become a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community?
The rainbow flag was created in by artist, designer, Vietnam War veteran and then-drag performer, Gilbert Baker. He was commissioned to produce a flag by another gay icon, politician Harvey Milk, for San Francisco’s annual pride parade.
The choice to enlist Baker proved serendipitous, as the notion of a flag to represent the gay and lesbian community had occurred to him two years earlier. As Baker told the Museum of New Art during a interview, he had been inspired by the celebrations marking America’s bicentennial in , noting that the continual display of stars and stripes made him grasp the cultural need for a similar rallying autograph for the gay people. And as a struggling drag performer who was accustomed to creating his own garments, he was well-equipped to sew the soon-
The LGBTQI+ community has created their retain language of colours and symbols. In this guest blog Gillian Murphy, Curator for Equality, Rights and Citizenship at LSE Library, explores the symbols created through activism, icon competitions, resistance, and community. LGBT+ History Month is noted each February in the UK.
LGBTQI+ symbols and their meanings
“Well, of course, a symbol can express anything you long it to mean.” Come Together, Issue 12,
The utilize of symbols and colours is an important way for groups to transport messages, communicate with others, and to build a visual identity. During the s, LGBTQI+ people were encouraged to come out and, in doing this, they often wore badges with unique symbols, reinforcing the belief that no longer would they be invisible. This blog looks at some of the symbols that can be found in LGBTQI+ collections.
The gender symbols for male and female are traditionally derived from astrological signs and mythological meanings representing Mars (god of war with shield and spear) and Venus (mirror of Venus, goddess of love and beauty)
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The Human Rights Campaign logo is one of the most recognizable symbols of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, genderqueer and queer community. It has become synonymous with the battle for equal rights for Queer Americans.
The logo — unveiled in fall — helped usher in a new era for the organization, which had previously been known as the Human Rights Campaign Fund. When HRCF was founded in , it was primarily a fund for supporting pro-fairness congressional candidates. The rebranding in announced to the land that, in the words of then- Executive Director Elizabeth Birch, "We're so much more than a fund."
The logo was the final touch on a conclude reorganization of HRC. In addition to the well-established lobbying and political action committee capabilities, brand-new Foundation programs — including the Workplace Project and Family Plan — were added. All of HRC's research, communications, marketing and public relations functions were broadly expanded. HRC began a distant period of robust growth and became respected as one of the largest and most powerful mainstream advocacy organ
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