This is a question primarily for the queer comrades but of course any of yall can comment.
Recently I saw some criticism of the symbol’s use because so few of those who wear it ever had to actually experience it.
Personally I wear it on my jacket, and have worn it for several years. I don’t think I’ll remove it, but I was curious about other people’s thoughts.
so few of those who wear it ever had to actually experience it.
They killed our elders, and they keep killing. I like the triangle less as a “queer pride” symbol and more as a “fuck you I won’t forget what you did” symbol.
That’s basically how I see it too, like I’m not wearing it in the same way that I wear a flag pin.
The triangle is there more as a remembrance or a “fuck you” sort of thing.
They killed our elders, we carry their memory and remind the bastards that we are still here.
I’ve been looking for a symbol I can incorporate into my outfits to unmistakably mark my support for the lgbtq+ experience, particularly that of trans persons.
My typical outfit is a spectrum between business casual and business formal. A pin like a simple way to include that but I don’t really like how un-integral it would be to the rest of the outfit. Something like a Pride Flag Tie would be a part of the outfit in the way that the pin isn’t, but that is A; very limiting to the variety of my outfits and B; feels a bit too silly for the more sober tone of support I’d hope to convey.
Ah! Trans Pride Cufflinks and Tiebar! (I don’t know why that’s different than a pin in my mind but I’mma start looking around Etsy to see what there is…)
On business formal lapel pins would work.
its good
I dont associate it with pride. I associaate it with the struggle. It’s origins are in the Nazi persecution of the queer community akin to the Yellow Star of David,
It’s not something I would do but its cool and good and a symbol of defiance and survival.
because so few of those who wear it ever had to actually experience it
One criticism I’ve seen of the pink triangle (as well as the rainbow pride flag) is that they’re kind of symbols of western queer movements specifically, and their usage has sort of overtaken usage of other queer symbols from other cultures, even in those other cultures’ movements. I’m like half-remembering this shit, and I don’t know if this has any bearing relating to your use of it, or if it was even really a good point to begin with (I don’t identify as queer or anything LGBT, so my evaluation is hobbled by that).
