But, the rights that LGBTQ+ folks win by conforming aren’t based on our fundamental humanity but instead hinge on our falling in line. ![]() I’m thankful to have personally benefited from these efforts. The “ politics of respectability” has been used by many LGBTQ+ advocacy efforts. We’re only acceptable if we dress right, get a steady job, spend money, settle down, and get married. Mainstream society has always predicated its acceptance of LGBTQ+ people on whether or not we act in a “respectable” or “appropriate” manner. The proponents of the anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Republican-led states couch their efforts in the rhetoric of protecting children from knowledge that Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law says is not “age-appropriate.” This rhetoric is nothing new. ![]() How did this repressive symbol become a liberating emblem of queer identity? The history of this transformation offers both a warning and inspiration in the face of Republicans’ attack on LGBTQ+ rights today. Before the rainbow flag became synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community, the emblem of queer activism was the pink triangle, a symbol that originated as a Nazi concentration camp badge.
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