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The symbol originates fromNazi Germany, where every prisoner had to wear a concentration camp badge on their prison clothes, of which the design and color categorized them according to the reason for their internment. Thehomeless were included, as were disabled people, alcoholics, those who habitually avoided labor and employment, draft evaders, pacifists, Roma and Sinti people, and others.[5][6]
Romani first wore the black triangle with a Z notation (forZigeuner, 'gypsy') to the right of the triangle's point.[7] Male Romani were later assigned abrown triangle.[8] Female Romani were still deemed asocials as they were stereotyped aspetty criminals (prostitutes, kidnappers and fortune tellers).[9]
The Nazis marked disabled concentration camp inmates with a black triangle. Some United Kingdom-based groups concerned with the rights of disabled people have adopted the symbol in their campaigns,[10][11] citing press coverage and government policies - including changes todisability benefits andDisability Living Allowance, as the reasons for their campaigns.[12][13] "The Black Triangle List" was created to keep track of welfare-related deaths due to cuts by theDepartment for Work and Pensions.[14]
Identification in Nazi camps – Prisoners' camp identification numbers, cloth emblems, and armbandsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
LGBTQ symbols – Flags and symbols used by the LGBTQ community
Marshall, Stuart. "The Contemporary Use of Gay History: The Third Reich," in Bad-Object Choices (ed.),How Do I Look? Queer Film and Video, Seattle, Wash.: Bay Press, 1991.
