Within the world of LGBT symbolism, the pink triangle has taken a major position.  Once used to identify gay male detainees in Nazi concentration camps, the pink triangle has since come to be reclaimed as a symbol of pride and group identity.  Far less ubiquitous, however, is the black triangle, which was the Nazi symbol given to “anti-socials,” primarily lesbians or women suspected of being lesbian.

Unlike the pink triangle, the black triangle encompassed a more amorphous grouping of people.  Unmarried mothers, prostitutes, and women who had abortions were also among the “anti-socials” counted under the designation. Lesbians, however, represent the best documented victims of the black triangle classification.

Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 had ushered in a new politics of male dominance.  Women were removed from public leadership, and employers could fire women workers at their discretion.  Philosopher Ernst Bergmann called for lesbians to be “compulsorily mated in order to cure them.”  Throughout the 30s, the Nazi government forced hundreds of lesbians into marriages with men.

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International singer/songwriter Chantal Chamandy shows her support for the LGBT community and San Francisco Pride with a special performance on Pride's Main Stage on Sunday afternoon.  Honored to be the only western singer to ever perform and record a concert in front of the pyramids in Giza, Chantal is taking her international success stateside so Americans can enjoy what the rest of the world has for years.  On her latest release, the live CD/DVD release “Beladi: A Night at the Pyramids”, Chamandy’s voice evokes the misty romanticism of a night beneath the Arabian stars as she promoter her message of peace through culture. For more information about Chantal, visit www.chantalliveatthepyramids.com.  

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Come celebrate the recent victory for marriage equality at the Get Engaged! Wedding Pavilion at the Pride Celebration in Civic Center Plaza near the intersection of Fulton and Larkin.  Get all the answers you need about marriage rights, meet and greet civil rights leaders, and get engaged with the movement to defend marriage equality for all couples on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29.  Enjoy cake and champagne toasts, play the "newly wed game," play games for singles--and perhaps meet your future partner--, listen to wedding music, and and celebrate the marriage victory together with the community.

For more information about the California Supreme Court marriage decision and other information, check out our Marriage Resources page on the SF Pride website.

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The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, in addition to putting on the world-renowned Pride Celebration & Parade, is also a grant-giving organization.

Each year, money raised at our donation gates and beverage booths in Civic Center helps to fun grants to local Bay Area-based non-profit organizations known as our Community Partners.  These organizations work on issues related to LGBT communities, breast cancer, and HIV/AIDS.

A donation of at least five dollars or more at our donations gates at the entrance to the Celebration site will earn you a beverage sticker which entitles you to a $1 discount on all the drinks you order at our beverages booths on that day.  And the best part is, both the donation and the beverage proceeds help support the community.

The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee has been able to donate over $1.2 million dollars to community organizations since 1997 thanks to beverage sales and generous donations made at the gates. 

So be sure to look for donations volunteers as you enter Civic Center on both Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29 to get your beverage sticker and help support critical community programs.

	Photo Credit: Rick Gerharter

Visit: http://register.sfpride.org to register to participate in this year's celebration.  Applications will be accepted until June 25.

For Exhibitor questions, or questions concerning the online registration form for either exhibitors please e-mail: exhibitor@sfpride.org or call (415) 389-1515.

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