Black triangle

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An inverted black triangle has two unrelated meanings:

In the UK, the inverted black triangle is used to indicate a medicine under intense scrutiny.

Contents 1 External link 2 See also 3 External link 3.1 References

External link

• 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 camps 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 lesbians and prostitutes. As a symbol of 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

• A short explanation of the origin of pink and other queer triangles

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Black_triangle" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_triangle, used under the GNU Free Documentation License