Later then in the 1970s, people began using it as the symbol of the lesbian community. This symbol represents the power of feminism of homosexual females (including Greek Gods and ordinary people). And for it, all the 1920s’ lesbians refer to the violet as their symbol.Ĭoncerning the axe, which is also called the labrys (building the name of this flag), it comes from Greek mythology and early history.
In this line, she describes all the gorgeous women in her area wearing violet tiaras. In terms of the violet backdrop, the meaning of this color is said to come from a line in Sappho‘s poem “I Have Not Had One Word From Her”. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco. Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Specifically, the Nazis used a black upside-down triangle to mark gay women during the second world war. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ( LGBT) and queer pride and LGBT social movements. That’s because the black upside-down triangle on this desgin refers to the Holocaust event. However, it has faced many objections until now. It features a double-edged ax on an inverted triangle, and the backdrop is purple.Īlthough Campbell is not a female (he is a gay transgender man), his design carries significant lesbian meaning and history. The first lesbian pride flag was designed in 1999 by graphic designer Sean Campbell.
