Pink Jack
The Pink Jack is the British gay flag, symbolising a gay British identity [1] It also represents a Britain that recognises the rights and equality of LGBTQI citizens [2]
The flag was created by British artist David_Gwinnutt and first launched at London's gay pride march in 2006.[3] The flag is a play on the traditional Union Jack, replacing the blue triangle sections with the colour pink, referencing the Pink triangle homosexuals were marked with in the Nazi concentration camps.[4]
In 2013 Gwinnutt was voted 16th in the Independent Newspaper's Pink List of the most influential LGBT people in Britain in recognition of the significance of the design.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/artist-flies-the-flag-for-gay-community-2319644
- ↑ "Pink Jack!". 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "God save the queers". Pink News. 21 July 2006.
- ↑ Waxman, Olivia (31 May 2018). "How the Nazi Regime's Pink Triangle Symbol Was Repurposed for LGBTQ Pride". Time.
- ↑ "The Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2013". The Independent . 15 October 2013.
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