"Action = Life" Button, 1989
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Artifact Overview
These buttons feature a symbol once weaponized against the LGBTQ+ community and later reclaimed. The pink triangle has roots in the Holocaust, when Nazis forced queer people to wear a pink triangle as a form of identification and persecution. By repurposing these symbols, a shared and recognizable language of identity and solidarity is created among LGBTQ+ people and allies.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1989
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.58.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Pink (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.75 in
Length: 0.25 in
Inscriptions
on front:
ACTION=LIFE
on bottom edge:
(C) 1989 ACT UP/L.A. [B]OX 26601. L.A., CA. / 90026 & DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS (203)455-9621
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