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Origin of pink triangle

This article lacks an explanation for the use of a pink triangle by the Nazis. The triangle part isn't an issue for me because they used triangles of various colours. (But if someone can see why it was a triangle rather than a square or a circle, let's include it.) Rather, it is the color for which I would like to know the origin. The article, and the reference it cites, say simply that "...the use of a pink triangle was established for prisoners identified as homosexual men..." Why pink? Why not orange, or purple, or a bright yellowish green? (And one could also ask why yellow was chosen for Jews.) Someone must have come up with the prisoner color scheme.

For that matter, there is no source for the use of pink prior to the Nazis. I am aware that the "pink for girls, blue for boys" trope is a 20th-century invention which simply resulted from two paintings being side-by-side. So, did the Nazis consciously choose pink for homosexuals as representing effeminacy? In that case a citation would be welcome. On the other hand, did the choice of pink have a different source, or was it entirely coincidental such as having an excess of pink fabric?

I will continue searching for a reference on this point, but would welcome any leads. Possibly the answer lies in the development of prisoner symbols in general. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 03:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]