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[[image:triangle-black.png|right|inverted black triangle]]

An inverted '''black triangle''' has two unrelated meanings:

In the [[UK]], the inverted '''black triangle''' is used to indicate a [[medication|medicine]] under intense scrutiny.

== External link ==

* [http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/ourwork/monitorsafequalmed/newdrugs/newdrugs.htm Brief description of the black triangle scheme for medicines under intense surveillance.]

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An inverted '''black triangle''' is a [[lesbian]] or [[feminist]] symbol of pride and solidarity. It originates from [[Nazi Germany]], where it was one of a number of [[inverted triangle]] insignia used in [[concentration camp]]s to designate different prisoner categories.  The black triangle denoted, as well as vagrants and [[Gypsies]], women considered 'anti-social' (''i.e.'', a threat to Nazi family values) such as [[lesbian]]s and [[prostitute]]s. As a symbol of [[gay pride|lesbian pride]] it is considered the female counterpart to the [[pink triangle]], which was a symbol for [[gay]] men. Today we see an [[inverted triangle]] often used as a lesbian or feminist symbol because the inversion represents fighting back against discrimination, as opposed to passive acceptance of "separate but equal" treatment. 

==See also==
* [[homosexuals in Nazi Germany]]
* [[rainbow flag]]

== External link ==
* [http://www.enqueue.com/ria/triangles.html A short explanation of the origin of pink and other queer triangles]

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====References====
* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Black_triangle" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_triangle, used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]