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- From: mjw19@cl.cam.ac.uk (M.J. Williams)
- Subject: Re: question about the triangle
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:45:07 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.203055.26264@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> rb012b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Rod Bugarin-registered Democrat) writes:
- >In <1993Jan24.130204.10122@iscsvax.uni.edu> weaverli0469@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
- >
- >>Just a quick question : What does the triangle stand for? I see them every so
- >>often at the bottom of people's notes...
- >>
- >
- >> Like this one:
- >> _____
- >> \ /
- >> \ /
- >>
- >>Shawn
- >
- >From my understanding, it was used during Nazi Germany to identify gays or
- >jews. I'm not sure. Basically, it is for a symbol for queer life, either
- >queer-friendly or just queers. Hope that helps!!!!
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- Not Jews, just various "social misfits" (Gays, Lesbians, Women who refused to
- bear the children of the Master Race etc.). Jews wore stars.
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- IRMFI. Mike.
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