The Nazis used pink triangles for homosexuals in camps.  See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:German_concentration_camp_chart_of_prisoner_markings.jpg

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Susan Carroll-Clark <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Lynn Downward wrote:
>>
>> Which came first, the pink outfit or the idea that men in the arts are
>> often homosexual?
>>
>
> Well, since pink wasn't a considered a "girl's colour" until into the 20th
> century, I would expect that pink for music predates any associations of
> pink with gay people.  The academic costume colour code was adopted in the
> US in 1895.
>
> Susan
>
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