The Pink Triangle Trust is a UK-registered charity that offers educational materials about
LBGTQ issues and the application of
humanism
Humanism is a philosophy, philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and Agency (philosophy), agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
The me ...
to the study of these issues.
Its long-standing secretary was George Broadhead.
History
The Trust was established in 1992.
It is named after the
pink triangle
A pink triangle is a symbol for the LGBT community. Initially intended as a badge of shame, it was later reappropriated as a positive symbol of self-identity. It originated in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s as one of the Nazi concentratio ...
, a symbol originally used as a
badge in Nazi concentration camps to identify gay men, but which has since become an international symbol of
gay pride
In the context of LGBTQ culture, pride (also known as LGBTQ pride, LGBTQIA pride, LGBT pride, queer pride, gay pride, or gay and lesbian pride) is the promotion of the rights, self-affirmation, dignity, Social equality, equality, and increas ...
and the gay rights movement. The Pink Triangle Trust offered affirmation ceremonies for same sex couples.
''Gay & Lesbian Humanist''
The PTT was the publisher of ''Gay & Lesbian Humanist'' magazine, more commonly known as ''G&LH''. From 1994 to 2005, ''G&LH'' was a print-only magazine, and was published quarterly. During this time, it was edited by George Broadhead (1994–2000) and Andy Armitage (2000–2005). In 2008, ''G&LH'' was relaunched as an online-only magazine, with Mike Foxwell as its editor. The ''Gay Humanist Quarterly'' (''GHQ'') replaced the ''G&LH'' when South African journalist Brett Lock took over the editorship from 2005 – 2007.
In 2011, the PTT launched a new on-line magazine, ''The Pink Humanist'', under the editorship of veteran gay journalist Barry Duke, who also edits the ''
Freethinker
Freethought (sometimes spelled free thought) is an unorthodox attitude or belief.
A freethinker holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma, and should instead be reached by other meth ...
'' magazine.
The PTT also has a presence on Facebook.
See also
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LGBT Humanists UK
References
External links
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1992 establishments in the United Kingdom
Humanist associations
LGBTQ organisations based in the United Kingdom
Secularism in the United Kingdom