LGBTQ slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express support for members of thelesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender andqueer (LGBTQ) communities andLGBTQ rights.
| Slogan | Notes |
|---|---|
| Armed gays don't get bashed | The slogan for thePink Pistols organization.[1] |
| Be bold, be proud, be gay | Anti-assimilationist andanti-capitalist slogan.[2] |
| Be gay, do crime | An anti-authority and anti-capitalist slogan.[2] |
| Cake/Garlic bread is better than sex | Slogan often used by theasexual community.[3][4][5] |
| Don't sayDeSantis! | Protest slogan againstRon DeSantis, the currentGovernor of Florida, who passed theFlorida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. |
| Free Mom Hugs | Emotional support slogan made popular by Sara Cunningham ofFreeMomHugs.org.[6] |
| Gay by birth, fabulous by choice | Made popular byBirmingham City University LGBT Society |
| Gay Is Good | Coined by early gay activistFrank Kameny, modeled on the African American slogan "Black is beautiful".[7] |
| Gay? There's nothing queer about it | This slogan is used in a TV-commercial about homosexuality in name of theRoyal 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 impliesself-defense againstgay bashers. |
| Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Homophobia's got to go! | Used byNational Organization for Women (NOW).[8] |
| Hey, hey! Ho, ho!Ron DeSantis has got to go! | Protest slogan againstRon DeSantis, the currentGovernor of Florida, who passed theFlorida 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?"[9] The prominent Christian pastor also came out in support of Gay marriage in 2013.[10] #LoveWins also became popular following the U. S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold same-sex marriage in June 2015.[11] |
| 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 byQueer Nation.[12] |
| Protect the Dolls | Slogan used in support oftransgender women. |
| Protect trans kids | Slogan used in support oftransgender youth. |
| Racist, sexist, anti-gay,Ron DeSantis go away! | Protest slogan againstRon DeSantis, the currentGovernor of Florida, who passed theFlorida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. |
| Rainbows Reign | Used most notably on banners of thePink Pistols organization. |
| Silence=Death/Action=Life | Designed by six people,[13] includingAvram Finkelstein,[14] this slogan was used byACT UP to draw attention to theAIDS crisis in America. It was often used in conjunction with a right-side up pink triangle. |
| Sorry girls, I suck dick | Used on shirts by theSwedish magazine and Internet-communityQX. |
| Sounds gay, I'm in | Used by the community. |
| Trans rights are human rights | Used by the community, origin unclear[15] |
| Two, Four, Six, Eight! How Do You Know Your Kids Are Straight? | This slogan againstheterosexism was also used byQueer Nation. Another variation is "One, Two, Three, Four! Open up the closet door! Five, Six, Seven, Eight! Don't assume your kids are straight!"[16] |
| We say gay! / It's okay to say gay! | Protest slogan against theFlorida Parental Rights in Education Act and otherAnti-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 byQueer Nation during the 1992 opening of the "Queer Shopping Network". |
| We're here. We're queer. Get used to it[17] | This slogan was popularized byQueer Nation.[18] |
| Why be afraid to be enGayged | Brooks foundation |
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