pink triangles and...uteri?

[balmofgilead]

You know how the pink triangle is used to represent the whole "safe space" thing? I just found out what its origins are - it's taken from they symbol that Nazis forced gay people to wear during WWII. I found that really surprising. When I first heard about it (maybe in 12th grade or so) I imagined it to be a stylized version of a uterus, and as such, a symbol of [motherly] empathy and unconditional love. I am odd. Or perhaps just original and cool.