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LGBTQ slogans
Slogans that express support for LGBT people
Slogans that express support for LGBT people
LGBTQ slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities and LGBTQ rights.
Slogans
| Slogan | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed gays don't get bashed | The slogan for the Pink Pistols organization. | ||||||
| Be bold, be proud, be gay | Anti-assimilationist and anti-capitalist slogan. | ||||||
| Be gay, do crime | An anti-authority and anti-capitalist slogan. | ||||||
| Cake/Garlic bread is better than sex | Slogan often used by the asexual community. | ||||||
| Don't say DeSantis! | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | ||||||
| Free Mom Hugs | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/01/04/this-woman-offered-be-mom-any-gay-wedding-her-post-went-viral/ | title=This woman offered to be the 'mom' at any gay wedding. Her post went viral. | last=Free | first=Cathy | newspaper=Washington Post | language=en | access-date=2019-11-02}} |
| Gay by birth, fabulous by choice | Made popular by Birmingham City University LGBT Society | ||||||
| Gay Is Good | Coined by early gay activist Frank Kameny, modeled on the African American slogan "Black is beautiful". | ||||||
| Gay? There's nothing queer about it | This slogan is used in a TV-commercial about homosexuality in name of the Royal Dutch Football Association. It is a translation of the original Dutch pay-off "Homo? Boeit geen flikker" by Delight Agency, an advertising agency from Amsterdam. | ||||||
| Gays Bash Back | This slogan is often used by more militant gay people and implies self-defense against gay bashers. | ||||||
| Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Homophobia's got to go! | Used by National Organization for Women (NOW). | ||||||
| Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Ron DeSantis has got to go! | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | ||||||
| Let's get one thing straight, I'm not | Made popular by Rob, Bureau of matters concerning discrimination of The Hague area and mid-Holland, The Netherlands | ||||||
| Love Wins | The title of Rob Bell's 2011 book, which "addresses one of the most controversial issues of faith —hell and the afterlife— arguing, would a loving God send people to eternal torment forever?" The prominent Christian pastor also came out in support of Gay marriage in 2013. #LoveWins also became popular following the U. S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold same-sex marriage in June 2015. | ||||||
| Majority doesn't exist | This slogan was popularized by MAKEOUT in Belarus during the 2016 opening of the "meta- queer festival". | ||||||
| Out of the Closets and into the Streets | This slogan was also used by Queer Nation. | ||||||
| Protect the Dolls | Slogan used in support of transgender women. | ||||||
| Protect trans kids | Slogan used in support of transgender youth. | ||||||
| Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Ron DeSantis go away! | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | ||||||
| Rainbows Reign | Used most notably on banners of the Pink Pistols organization. | ||||||
| Silence=Death/Action=Life | Designed by six people,{{cite news | ||||||
| Sorry girls, I suck dick | Used on shirts by the Swedish magazine and Internet-community QX. | ||||||
| Sounds gay, I'm in | Used by the community. | ||||||
| Trans rights are human rights | Used by the community, origin unclear | ||||||
| Two, Four, Six, Eight! How Do You Know Your Kids Are Straight? | This slogan against heterosexism was also used by Queer Nation. Another variation is "One, Two, Three, Four! Open up the closet door! Five, Six, Seven, Eight! Don't assume your kids are straight!" | ||||||
| We say gay! / It's okay to say gay! | Protest slogan against the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act and other Anti-LGBT curriculum laws in the United States, which have been referred to by the media as "don't say gay" bills. | ||||||
| We're here, we're queer and we'd like to say hello! | A variation of the above used by Queer Nation during the 1992 opening of the "Queer Shopping Network". | ||||||
| We're here. We're queer. Get used to it | This slogan was popularized by Queer Nation. | ||||||
| Why be afraid to be enGayged | Brooks foundation |
References
References
- [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5506703/San-Francisco-s-recent-election.html "San Francisco's recent election offers a tale of two pinks" - National Review]
- Hudson, David. (2018-08-10). "What does 'Be Gay, Do Crime' mean?".
- (22 June 2022). "For Asexual Folks Like Me, Cake Is Actually Better Than Sex".
- "Asexuality: What It Really Means to Be Ace".
- (2 August 2020). "The Pursuit of Garlic Bread: An Illustrated Primer to Asexuality".
- Free, Cathy. "This woman offered to be the 'mom' at any gay wedding. Her post went viral.". Washington Post.
- Kameny, collected in Blasius and Phelan, p. 374
- [http://www.now.org/issues/marriage/equal_marriage_chants.html NOW website, Equal Marriage Rights Chants] {{webarchive. link. (2010-05-05)
- Noble, Barnes &. "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived{{!}}Paperback".
- Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. "Love, Gender Roles, and the Fight for Gay Marriage: A Conversation with Rob and Kristen Bell".
- "HRC's #LoveWins Hashtag Goes Viral; Celebrates Marriage Equality Victory - The Shorty Awards".
- (2003). "Sex in Advertising: Perspectives on the Erotic Appeal". Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Everhart, Avery R.. (2020-10-06). "The limits and the promise of trans rights as human rights claims".
- ""ILGO Fights Hate's Snarl" - Newsday".
- (30 June 1999). ""We're here, we're queer, I'm sick of it" - Salon".
- Stanley, Alessandra. (6 April 1991). "Militants Back 'Queer,' Shoving 'Gay' the Way of 'Negro'". The New York Times.
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