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Signifies the action needed to reach and maintain balance. Scales and balance, and the constant force that keeps opposing sidesįrom overcoming each other - the hook at the bottom of the right leg Whole is greater than the sum of its parts. May also denote the synergy of the gay movement, the idea that the
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Wavelength (are gays and lesbians on a different wavelength?). To denote energy (the energy we have when we work in concert) or Others disagree, citing the use of lambda in physics Some suggested that it is simply the Greek lower-case letter "L" for He said that in chemistry it is a sign for a catalyst. The graphic artist and GAA founding member Tom Doerr. They always told me was that the lamda was first designed in December 1969 by I am personally aquainted with some veterans of the old 1970’s Was never intended to be linked to any specific gender or orientation suchĪs other symbols may be, historically this is not so: some saw the lambdaīut where history ends, speculation begins. Lesbian’s and gay men’s concerns together. Whatever the exact meaning and origin, the lambda originally embodied aįairly militant connotation. Symbol for lesbian and gay rights, the lambda became internationally The International Gay Rights Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1974, the lambda was subsequently adopted by The lambda was first chosen as a gay symbol when it was adopted in 1970 by There are several differing opinions as to why the lambda was chosen as a gay The lambda symbol seems to be one of the mostĬontroversial of symbols in regards to its meaning. Looks like an "A" without the horizontal stroke. It’s a lower case lambda ("λ"), as the upper case