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Like many other organizations and communities, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) community have adopted certain symbols by which they are identified and by which they demonstrate unity, pride, shared values, and allegiance to one another.
Gender Symbols

Female Symbol
The symbol for female.

Male Symbol
The symbol for male.

Intersexual Symbol    Intersexual or Transgender Symbol    Another Transgender Symbol

Symbols for intersexual or transgender. The second is a combination of the male and female symbols while the third also incorporates both these devices as well as a cross topped by an arrowhead (combining the male and the female motifs) which projects from the top left of the circle.

Triangles

Pink Triangle    Black Triangle

The pink triangle originated from the Nazi concentration camp badges that homosexuals were required to wear on their clothing. The Nazis also compelled “undesirable” women, including lesbians, to wear the inverted black triangle. Modern-day lesbians have reclaimed this symbol for themselves as gay men have reclaimed the pink triangle.

Bisexual Triangles

The exact origin of this symbol, sometimes facetiously referred to as the "biangles," remains ambiguous. It is popularly thought that the pink triangle may represent homosexuality, as it does when it stands alone, while the blue stands for heterosexuality. The two together form the color purple, a blend of both sexual orientations. It's also possible that the pink may represent attraction to female and the blue attraction to males. The biangles are a symbol of bisexuality and bisexual pride.

Labrys

Labrys

The labrys represents lesbian and feminist strength and self-sufficiency.

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Last modified 2006-07-26 09:40
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