File:Lesbian pride labrys flag.svg

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English: Approximate vector version of the labrys lesbian pride flag. This design is an interpretation of the original flag created in 1999 by graphic artist Sean Campbell and first used as a graphic element in the 2000 Pride issue of the Gay and Lesbian Times newspaper (Palms Springs edition).
This flag is a symbol for the lesbian feminist community.
The elements in this flag are:
(1) the labrys, a double-sided axe used in ancient Minoan civilization as a religious symbol often associated with female divinity and priestesses; and in European, African, and Asian matriarchal societies as both a weapon and a harvesting tool. In Roman Crete, the labrys was often associated with the mythological Amazons. The labrys was adopted in the 1970s by lesbian feminists as a symbol representing strength and empowerment;
(2) The color violet became associated with lesbians through the representation of the violet flower as a symbol of lesbian love, which originates from a poem by Sappho about a lost love wearing a garland of "violet tiaras, braided rosebuds, dill and crocus";
(3) The labrys is superimposed within an inverted black triangle rooted in Nazi Germany. Similar to the pink triangle design, the black triangle was used in concentration camps to designate prisoners with anti-social behavior, which included lesbians.
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Source Approximate vectorization of Labrys Pride Flag.gif based on elements from Labrys-symbol.svg / Labrys-symbol-transparent.svg
 
This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:
Labrys-symbol.svg.
Author Ensix
Other versions For SVG which more precisely corresponds to the original flag design, see File:Labrys Lesbian Flag.svg
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<svg viewBox="0 0 1000 600" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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</svg>
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     dark rendered as RGB 000 000 000
     white rendered as RGB 255 255 255
     purple rendered as RGB 121 036 145

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current08:16, 26 October 2018Thumbnail for version as of 08:16, 26 October 2018512 × 307 (666 bytes)Keymap9Errors corrected.
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