The triangle isn't an arbitrary symbol; Nazi Germany marked gay men with a pink triangle to identify them. At least 15,000 gay men were sent to concentration camps, and 60 percent of them were killed.

An article shared by President Trump featured an upside-down pink triangle, crossed out by a red "no" symbol. Why LGBTQ+ and Jewish advocates are alarmed.

An article shared by President Trump featured an upside-down pink triangle, crossed out by a red "no" symbol. Why LGBTQ+ and Jewish advocates are alarmed.

The pink triangle was used by LGBTQ+ activists as early as the 1960s, but it became more widely adopted during the 1980s as a symbol of resistance in response to the AIDs epidemic.

S.F.’s Pink Triangle, symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and Nazi persecution, is vandalized San Francisco’s Pink Triangle can be seen on top of Twin Peaks in 2023.

There was a 40 degrees washing symbol, a triangle with lines in, a tumble dryer, iron, the letter F in a circle and a square with two lines in. In fact, the triangle refers to bleaching.