The rainbow also has some pop culture significance for the LGBT community. The rainbow is so perfect because it really fits our diversity in terms of race, gender, ages, all of those things." We needed something beautiful, something from us. It came from such a horrible place of murder and holocaust and Hitler. "It was necessary to have the Rainbow Flag because up until that we had the pink triangle from the Nazis - it was the symbol that they would use. The rainbow flag was a way of taking these various colors and turning them into a coherent symbol, reclaimed by the LGBT community.
During the Holocaust, Nazis forced gay men to wear pink triangles as a symbol of sexual deviance. Oscar Wilde wore a green carnation, and yellow served the same purpose in Australia, and purple provided that function in some communities in the United States. I realized I would have to make some compromises in order for this to really function as a symbol."Ĭloseted gay people have also historically used bright colors to signal their homosexuality to each other, as Forrest Wickman wrote in Slate. "Even to do four-color printing for photographs like this was complicated. " One of the reasons I had to adapt the eight-color version to the six-color version of the flag - the one we use today - is because in 1978 eight colors was expensive," Baker told the Museum of Modern Art. (Not that we can’t handle it, and we are always up for a challenge!) From Pride flags and bags to loud and proud hats and socks, we are your source for custom printed Pride celebration supplies and promotional tie-in products.The longest rainbow pride flag ever, in Key West in 2003.Īndy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Getty Images But luckily single-color black, white, or pink imprints work great and are more affordable for your promotional marketing budget than more complicated multi-color designs. You don’t want your logo color to get lost in one of the colors of the rainbow. Rainbow patterned promotional products can be tricky to imprint with your logo. Or show off your organization’s full-color custom logo on these rainbow sports packs which feature a bold rainbow pattern background for your custom artwork. Slap a rainbow bracelet on your wrist while holding a rainbow can holder in one hand while waving a rainbow hand fan in the other. Whether you want your support of the LGBT community to be loud and proud or more stylishly subtle, we have a wide variety of products that will appeal to the taste level of your target market. Wear It or Wave It – Printed Pride Promotional Products!
Bars and nightclubs can get in on the action as well as with light-up rainbow ice cubes and wristbands. From fundraising galas and charity dinners to drag shows, dance parties, and other special events, we offers a line of Pride-themed promotional products tailor-made for your unique festivities. Pride celebrations can take place indoors as well. Accessorize Your Party with Custom Pride Gear Keep your customers and employees safe while celebrating Pride with these custom printed rainbow face masks. Pride Celebrations in the COVID-19 EraĬustom branded rainbow promotional products can be a welcome gift for a work-from-home staff as well as essential workers that still need to show up on workdays. These large rainbow laminated totes are perfect whether you’re gathering beads and stickers along the parade route or throwing Pride beads and rainbow stress balls from a parade float to the receptive crowds. Though overwhelming corporate sponsorship of these events can at times be controversial, rainbow beads, flags, hats and other promotional Pride swag are now an essential part of the whole celebration – like beads at Mardi Gras!Īs your local gay pride rolls down the avenue, make sure your LGBT-allied brand is custom printed on rainbow sunglasses, lanyards or hand fans. Pride parades, festivals, rallies and other gatherings have grown larger and more popular over the ensuing decades.
June is LGBT Pride Month, chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots which are widely considered to be the start of the gay liberation movement. Custom Printed Pride Products for LGBT Celebrations