Pink Triangle Day, celebrated annually on February 14, honours the LGBTQ+ community’s struggles and triumphs while reclaiming the pink triangle as a symbol of pride and resistance.
What is the historical background and significance of Pink Triangle Day?
The origin of the pink triangle is one of violent oppression: in concentration camps during World War II, Nazis forced gay male prisoners to wear an inverted triangle badge on their jackets.
However, over the years, the triangle has been reclaimed as an emblem of pride, resistance, and solidarity and to celebrate all queer relationships. Some lesbians also later adopted the black triangle as a symbol of defiance against oppression and discrimination.
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