Lambda why gay

The lambda was first chosen as a gay symbol when it was adopted in by the New York Gay Activists Alliance. It became the symbol of their growing movement of gay liberation. As their symbol for lesbian and gay rights, the lambda became internationally popular.

But where history ends, speculation begins. No one seems to have a definitive answer why the lambda was originally chosen as a gay symbol. Some suggest that it is simply the Greek lower-case letter l for liberation. Others disagree, citing the use of lambda in physics to denote energy the energy we have when we work in concert or wavelength are gays and lesbians on a different wavelength?

Lambda may also denote the synergy of the gay movement, the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The lambda also may represent scales and balance, and the constant force that keeps opposing sides from overcoming each other — the hook at the bottom of the right leg signifies the action needed to reach and maintain balance.

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