Gay, Lesbians, Bi-Sexual and Transgender

Gay, Lesbians, Bi-sexual and Transgender

The second co culture is the gay, lesbian. bi-sexual, and transgender. One of the main things this culture is fighting for is equal rights. Which they have the basic rights of not being discriminated against, however the one they are fighting for is the right to be married like a heterosexual couple would be able to do. This culture also has a lot of festivals gay pride festival. There are a lot of symbols of the GLBT community. And some of them are

Rainbow Pride Flag

Pink triangle: the symbol worn by homosexuals during the reign of Adolph Hitler to label their orientation in the ghettos and concentration camps.

Black Triangle: Once emblazoned on the uniforms of lesbians and prostitutes by Nazis in the concentration camps, the black triangle is now worn to honor the women previously prosecuted.

Lambda sign: The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, Lambda has long been a symbol of the LGBT community since 1970 when The Gay Activist Alliance chose the Greek letter "L" to signify liberation.

http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/gsc/students/ally/lgbtsymbols/

Equal sign on blue square (used by Human Rights Campaign)

http://www.hrc.org/the-hrc-story/about-our-logo

Bisexual Pride Flag: Not used as often, it's the symbol for those living a bisexual life

Matthew Shepard: one of the first incidents of hate crimes against gays and lesbians

Harvey Milk: the first openly gay elected official in the United States. Elected as a Supervisor for the City of San Fransisco

-Milk (2008): a Hollywood film based on the life he lived and his defeat of the Briggs Initiative

Stonewall Inn/Riot: the standoff between patrons of the Stonewall Gay bar and the police outside of the bar; seen as the beginning of the gay rights movement.

San Francisco: has been seen as a gay icon for decades, stemming from it being the home of many