Īs we mentioned earlier, homosexuals who were captured by the Nazis and taken to concentration camps were forced to wear a pink triangle on their clothes.
Although the New York association disappeared, the lyrics survived and are sometimes included in the rainbow flag. In addition, the letter lambda means freedom and for the Spartans of ancient Greece it was a symbol of unity. The origin of this fact is in the homosexual activists of the Alliance of New York that in 1970 they chose this letter as a symbol, since it was easily confused with the symbology of the university fraternities and did not attract the attention of the majority of the population. Sometimes the lambda letter is added to the LGBT flag. Inclusion of the letter lambda and the pink triangle in the LGBT flag John sued them and won the case that was followed by the entire American press. John Stout had hung on the balcony of his apartment in West Hollywood, California, a LGBT flag and the owners of the house tried to stop him. The first step for the rainbow flag it was known by all the society and not only by the gay community it was with the triumph in the courts of the Stout case.
Join us to discover Why the Rainbow is the LGBT flag, what each color means and the variations it suffered since it became an international symbol. It is a beautiful image that filled the void felt by members of the gay community at the end of the 20th century of a recognizable symbol. With 4 decades in tow it goes beyond national borders and unites people from all countries. The rainbow flag It is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world.