Lambda

A friend of ours gave us a ceramic Lambda as a Christmas gift. And in the box was this short history of the Lambda. I felt it truly captured the depth of the history and power this symbol holds today in the hearts of so many.

History of the LAMBDA

The Lambda is the Greek letter “L” for Liberation. Originally, it was a pictographic symbol for the scales of justice and, in time, it began to represent the concept of balance.

In 1970, without knowing of the historical significance of the letter, the Gay Activists Alliance of New York designated the orange Lambda on a blue field as a symbol of gay liberation.

In December 1974, the Lambda was adopted as the international symbol for Gay and Lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Today, this symbol is worn with pride and the hope of shedding a little light on the darkness of bigotry.