Editing LGBTQ community (section)

==Symbols==
{{Main|LGBTQ symbols}}
[[File:Rainbow Crossing.jpg|thumb|The original [[DIY rainbow crossing]] on [[Sydney, Australia]]'s [[Oxford Street, Sydney|Oxford Street]] (April 2013)]]
The gay community is frequently associated with certain symbols, especially the [[rainbow]] or rainbow flags. The Greek [[lambda]] symbol ("L" for liberation), triangles, ribbons, and gender symbols are also used as "gay acceptance" symbol. There are many types of flags to represent subdivisions in the gay community, but the most commonly recognized one is the [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|rainbow flag]]. According to [[Gilbert Baker (artist)|Gilbert Baker]], creator of the commonly known rainbow flag, each color represents a value in the community:
* pink = sexuality
* red = life
* orange = healing
* yellow = the sun
* green = nature
* blue = art
* indigo = harmony
* violet = spirit
[[File:Congresswoman Pelosi at the Friends of the Pink Triangle Ceremony (8281364821) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Nancy Pelosi|Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi]] at the Friends of the Pink Triangle Ceremony]]
Later, pink and indigo were removed from the flag, resulting in the present-day flag which was first presented at the 1979 Pride Parade. Other flags include the Victory over [[AIDS]] flag, the [[Leather Pride flag]], and the [[Bear flag (gay culture)|Bear Pride flag]].<ref name="lambda.org">{{cite web | url=http://www.lambda.org/symbols.htm | title=Symbols of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Movements. | publisher=Lambda.org | access-date=26 December 2004 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204072030/http://www.lambda.org/symbols.htm | archive-date=4 December 2004}}</ref>

The lambda symbol was originally adopted by [[Gay Activists Alliance]] of New York in 1970 after they broke away from the larger Gay Liberation Front. Lambda was chosen because people might confuse it for a college symbol and not recognize it as a gay community symbol unless one was actually involved in the community. "Back in December of 1974, the lambda was officially declared the international symbol for gay and lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland."<ref name="lambda.org"/>

The triangle became a symbol for the gay community after the [[Holocaust]]. Not only did it represent Jews, but homosexuals who were killed because of German law. During the Holocaust, homosexuals were labeled with pink triangles to distinguish between them, Jews, regular prisoners, and [[political prisoner]]s. The black triangle is similarly a symbol for females only to represent lesbian sisterhood.
[[File:Pink triangle jew.svg|thumb|Pink and yellow triangles were utilized to label Jewish homosexuals during the Holocaust.]]
The pink and yellow triangle was used to label Jewish homosexuals. Gender symbols have a much longer list of variations of homosexual or bisexual relationships which are clearly recognizable but may not be as popularly seen as the other symbols. Other symbols that relate to the gay community or gay pride include the gay-teen [[suicide awareness]] ribbon, AIDS awareness ribbon, labrys, and purple rhinoceros.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How A Lavender Rhino Became A Symbol Of Gay Resistance In '70s Boston |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/06/03/lavender-rhino-gay-resistance-boston |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=www.wbur.org |date=3 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=How the Nazi Regime's Pink Triangle Symbol Was Repurposed for LGBTQ Pride|url=https://time.com/5295476/gay-pride-pink-triangle-history/|access-date=2021-06-05|magazine=Time|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607202209/https://time.com/5295476/gay-pride-pink-triangle-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the fall of 1995, the Human Rights Campaign adopted a logo (yellow equal sign on deep blue square) that has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The logo can be spotted the world over and has become synonymous with the fight for equal rights for LGBTQ people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christen|first=Simone|title=The Irony of the Human Rights Campaign's Logo|url=https://oberlinreview.org/1913/opinions/the-irony-of-the-human-rights-campaigns-logo/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=The Oberlin Review|archive-date=2021-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605064407/https://oberlinreview.org/1913/opinions/the-irony-of-the-human-rights-campaigns-logo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

One of the most notable recent changes was made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 2017. They added two new stripes to the rainbow flag, one black and one brown. These were intended to highlight members of color within the LGBTQ community.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.phillymag.com/g-philly/2017/06/08/philly-pride-flag-black-brown/|title=Philly's Pride Flag to Get Two New Stripes: Black and Brown|date=2017-06-08|work=Philadelphia Magazine|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226164556/https://www.phillymag.com/g-philly/2017/06/08/philly-pride-flag-black-brown/|url-status=live}}</ref>