"First Class Queer, Second Class Citizen" button

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Description (Brief):

Blue and red square button with "First Class QUEER, Second Class CITIZEN" in white writing.

Description (Brief)

From the first LGBT pride march in Austin, Texas, in June 1995. A facet of the LGBTQ struggle for civil rights is establishing queer positivity and identity. To do so, designers have produced slogans that play on words or assert aspects of queer identity; over the years, buttons have become an effective way to communicate these ideas to both members of the community and mainstream American society.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia

Subject: LGBTQGay RightsLGBTQ Rights

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Gift of Trey Durant

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2016.0236.04Accession Number: 2016.0236Catalog Number: 2016.0236.04

Object Name: buttonLGBTQ buttonpin

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5cd4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1813815

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