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Black triangle

An inverted black triangle has two unrelated meanings:

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1 Public Health
2 Gender and Sexuality

Public Health

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

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Gender and Sexuality

An inverted black triangle is a
lesbian or feminist symbol of pride and solidarity. It originates from Nazi Germany, where it was used in concentration camps to designate 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.

See also homosexuals in Nazi Germany, rainbow flag.

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