LGBT slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities and LGBT rights.
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Slogans
Slogan | Notes |
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"Gays Bash Back" | This slogan is often used by more militant gay people and implies self-defense against gay bashers. |
"We're here. We're queer. Get used to it"[1] | This slogan was popularized by Queer Nation.[2] |
"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Homophobia's got to go!" | Used by the Americans for Truth.[3] |
"We're here, we're queer and we'd like to say hello!" | A variation of the above used by Queer Nation during the 1992 opening of the "Queer Shopping Network". |
"Silence=Death" | Designed by six people,[4] including Avram Finkelstein,[5] this slogan was used by ACT UP to draw attention to the AIDS crisis in America. It was often used in conjunction with a right-side up pink triangle. |
"Two, Four, Six, Eight! How Do You Know Your Kids Are Straight?" | This slogan was also used by Queer Nation. Another variation is "One, Two, Three, Four! Open up the closet door! Five, Six, Seven, Eight! Don't assume your kids are straight!"[6] |
"Out of the Closets and into the Streets" | This slogan was also used by Queer Nation.[7] |
"I am gay & that's OK" | Slogan used by the Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit.[8] |
"Rainbows Reign" | Used most notably on banners of the "Pink Pistols" Organization. |
"Gay by birth, fabulous by choice" | Made popular by Birmingham City University LGBT Society |
"Why be afraid to be enGayged" [9] | Brooks foundation |
"Sorry girls, I suck dick" | Used on shirts by the Swedish magazine and Internet-community QX. |
"Armed gays don't get bashed" | The slogan for the Pink Pistols Organization.[10] |
See also
References
- ↑ "We're here, we're queer, I'm sick of it" - Salon
- ↑ "Militants Back 'Queer,' Shoving 'Gay' the Way of 'Negro'" - New York Times
- ↑ "School safety advocates praise DOE pick" - Bay Area Reporter
- ↑ Green, Jesse. "When Political Are Mattered", New York Times, 2003-12. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ↑ Aids—20 Years And Counting - Panel Discussion. Interview in Arts (2001-07). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "ILGO Fights Hate's Snarl" - Newsday
- ↑ "Sex in advertising: perspectives on the erotic appeal" - Google Books
- ↑ "Germany ready for a gay leader? Many say yes" - The Age
- ↑ “Why, and what, do we need to campaign for?” - Laura Poultney
- ↑ "San Francisco's recent election offers a tale of two pinks" - National Review
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