Just like birthdays, anniversaries, or a graduation; it is a loving tradition and always appropriate to bring a gift for a coming-out party. This can be a really big step for any man or woman when they decide it is time to come forward to friends and family and reveal that they are gay. Give your loved one a strong show of support by gifting them with a crystal rainbow mobile.
These home accents are wonderful sun catchers when hung from a window in the breakfast nook. It can even be a baby shower gift for homosexual couples celebrating a child coming into their lives. This gift is not only beautiful, but it is historically significant to anyone in the GBLT community.
Most are familiar with the Star of David which those of the Jewish race were forced to wear during the Nazi occupation. However, not everyone is familiar with the upside down pink triangle gay men, as well as male officers of the Catholic church, were forced to wear. Even some within the gay community are not aware that Catholic nuns, as well as lesbians, were forced to wear the upside-down black triangle.
The Nazi perspective of homosexuality was pretty much on-par with many fundamental religious beliefs regarding same. While not everyone of faith is protesting at funerals carrying signs that bear slogans such as God Hates Fags, there is still no doubt that the religious community does not support homosexuality. This perspective is very strongly delineated in the current debate regarding gay marriage.
The Nazi Party took their perspective of homosexuality being deviant to the next level when it came to their treatment of the Catholic Clergy. Simply taking an oath of celibacy was regarded as a rejection of any racial purity they may have possessed. Deviating from their planned society in any way resulted in being herded in with the Jews, and was a death sentence for these unfortunate souls.
When oaths had been taken to live the celibate lifestyle, the Nazis knew they were not going to be able to un-convert the clergy. So while being Catholic was not regarded as deviant, being a leader of the Catholic church was. Men and clergy were made to wear an upside-down pink triangle while nuns and lesbians were made to wear an upside-down black triangle on their lapel.
They circulated extensive paperwork to the community explaining how the Jewish race had out-bred the Aryan race, and this could not be tolerated by them or any other inferior race. People of Aryan blood were expected to have children. The best genetics for women to breed with during this time were, conveniently, high-ranking soldiers of the Nazi Armed Forces.
By wearing or displaying the upside-down pink or black triangle homosexuals could show pride in their past. It also opened a door for people to ask questions, which gave them an opportunity to educate the public about gay history. Even so, during the 1990s most gay men and women tossed in the old, negative symbolism and replaced it with a more positive message by embracing the rainbow as their symbol.
These home accents are wonderful sun catchers when hung from a window in the breakfast nook. It can even be a baby shower gift for homosexual couples celebrating a child coming into their lives. This gift is not only beautiful, but it is historically significant to anyone in the GBLT community.
Most are familiar with the Star of David which those of the Jewish race were forced to wear during the Nazi occupation. However, not everyone is familiar with the upside down pink triangle gay men, as well as male officers of the Catholic church, were forced to wear. Even some within the gay community are not aware that Catholic nuns, as well as lesbians, were forced to wear the upside-down black triangle.
The Nazi perspective of homosexuality was pretty much on-par with many fundamental religious beliefs regarding same. While not everyone of faith is protesting at funerals carrying signs that bear slogans such as God Hates Fags, there is still no doubt that the religious community does not support homosexuality. This perspective is very strongly delineated in the current debate regarding gay marriage.
The Nazi Party took their perspective of homosexuality being deviant to the next level when it came to their treatment of the Catholic Clergy. Simply taking an oath of celibacy was regarded as a rejection of any racial purity they may have possessed. Deviating from their planned society in any way resulted in being herded in with the Jews, and was a death sentence for these unfortunate souls.
When oaths had been taken to live the celibate lifestyle, the Nazis knew they were not going to be able to un-convert the clergy. So while being Catholic was not regarded as deviant, being a leader of the Catholic church was. Men and clergy were made to wear an upside-down pink triangle while nuns and lesbians were made to wear an upside-down black triangle on their lapel.
They circulated extensive paperwork to the community explaining how the Jewish race had out-bred the Aryan race, and this could not be tolerated by them or any other inferior race. People of Aryan blood were expected to have children. The best genetics for women to breed with during this time were, conveniently, high-ranking soldiers of the Nazi Armed Forces.
By wearing or displaying the upside-down pink or black triangle homosexuals could show pride in their past. It also opened a door for people to ask questions, which gave them an opportunity to educate the public about gay history. Even so, during the 1990s most gay men and women tossed in the old, negative symbolism and replaced it with a more positive message by embracing the rainbow as their symbol.
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