Name/TitleBadge: Scotland ~ Out and Proud
About this objectRound badge with white background featuring a pinkish tartan triangle between the words 'SCOTLAND ~ OUT AND PROUD' in black lettering.
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle:
A pink triangle has been a symbol for the LGBTQ+ community, initially intended as a badge of shame, but later reclaimed as a positive symbol of self-identity and love for queerness. In Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, it began as one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, distinguishing those imprisoned because they had been identified by authorities as gay men. In the 1970s, it was revived as a symbol of protest against homophobia and for queer liberation, and has since been adopted by the larger LGBTQ+ community as a popular symbol of LGBTQ pride and the LGBTQ rights and queer liberation movements.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2015-111-9
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved