#pride 2023

A small signet ring topped with the lower case letter lambda, a common gay pride symbol dating back to the 1970s. From my Pride Line.

Over the centuries, us queers have used a variety of symbols to identify ourselves to each other. In the 20th Century, signet rings have been a popular motif: used by lesbians, particularly, in the 1930s, and by gay men more commonly in later decades.

The Greek letter lambda was adopted as a symbol of gay pride in the 20th Century: in 1970, by the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1974 by the International Gay Rights Congress; in 1987 with the release of the Lambda Book Report, which would grow into the Lambda Literary Awards, which today may be the most famous usage.

A small signet ring topped with the lower case letter lambda, a common gay pride symbol dating back to the 1970s. From my Pride Line.

Over the centuries, us queers have used a variety of symbols to identify ourselves to each other. In the 20th Century, signet rings have been a popular motif: used by lesbians, particularly, in the 1930s, and by gay men more commonly in later decades.

The Greek letter lambda was adopted as a symbol of gay pride in the 20th Century: in 1970, by the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1974 by the International Gay Rights Congress; in 1987 with the release of the Lambda Book Report, which would grow into the Lambda Literary Awards, which today may be the most famous usage.

A small signet ring topped with the lower case letter lambda, a common gay pride symbol dating back to the 1970s. From my Pride Line.

Over the centuries, us queers have used a variety of symbols to identify ourselves to each other. In the 20th Century, signet rings have been a popular motif: used by lesbians, particularly, in the 1930s, and by gay men more commonly in later decades.

The Greek letter lambda was adopted as a symbol of gay pride in the 20th Century: in 1970, by the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1974 by the International Gay Rights Congress; in 1987 with the release of the Lambda Book Report, which would grow into the Lambda Literary Awards, which today may be the most famous usage.

Did I ever tell y'all about Pride 2023 where I dressed up as a gladiator, and made a flag with my favourite Robina Asti quote on it?

A small signet ring topped with the lower case letter lambda, a common gay pride symbol dating back to the 1970s. From my Pride Line.

Over the centuries, us queers have used a variety of symbols to identify ourselves to each other. In the 20th Century, signet rings have been a popular motif: used by lesbians, particularly, in the 1930s, and by gay men more commonly in later decades.

The Greek letter lambda was adopted as a symbol of gay pride in the 20th Century: in 1970, by the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1974 by the International Gay Rights Congress; in 1987 with the release of the Lambda Book Report, which would grow into the Lambda Literary Awards, which today may be the most famous usage.

I have combined these two traditions into this year’s first offering for my 2023 Pride Line: a Lambda Signet ring. This ring is of a scale that’s going to be more popular with small women and smaller men, but some of my designs have to be for people who aren’t 6 feet tall or over 200 pounds, right?

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