Name/Title
[Just Gay and Proud Pinback Button]Entry/Object ID
2023.06.11Tags
SlogansDescription
A set of four circular pinback buttons featuring a lowercase, white lambda symbol and reading in white text "Just gay and proud." Pin 01 is blue, Pin 02 is black, Pin 03 is green, and Pin 04 is red.Item Type
Pinback buttonContext
The lowercase lambda symbol has a decades-long history in lesbian and gay activism. Gay activist Tom Doer is credited as having first come up with utilizing the lambda in this way for the Gay Activists Alliance in New York's logo in 1970. From there, the International Gay Rights Congress formally adopted the logo in 1974 at their gathering in Edinburgh, Scotland. Currently, as put by the Eastern Illinois University Center For Gender and Sexual Diversity, "the symbol is used to represent lesbians' and gay men's shared concerns." There is continuous conversation about why the lambda was chosen, as it has several historical definitions, meanings, and uses, including scientific meanings of energy/catalyst/change, among more (EIU Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity; People's History Museum). (Linked in this record)Collection
Adrian J. Cardwell CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1980Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
United KingdomRegion
Northwestern EuropeContinent
EuropeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
LGBTQ+, memorabiliaLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
LambdaCategory
HomosaurusColor
Black, Blue, Green, Red, WhiteValuations
Valuation Type
Donor EstimateValue
$15.00Date
Oct 14, 2026Create Date
October 15, 2026Update Date
October 15, 2026
