1996/03/26 by Robert Elman · 5 citations
Social Sciences · #European history and politics #Communism, Protests, Social Movements #African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
paper · doi:10.1300/j082v30n03_01
openalex publication_date 1996/03/26 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article explores the politics of "reclamation." Its focus is on pink and black triangles, currently used as symbols for gay and lesbian pride and liberation. Previously, these same identifiers were worn by those destined for annihilation during the Holocaust. I suggest that, in [re]claiming these markers, activists, however well intentioned, run a path dangerously close to the denial of history.