LGBT slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities and LGBT rights.
| Slogan | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gay? There's nothing queer about it" | This slogan is used in a TV-commercial about homosexuality in name of the Royal Dutch Football Association. It is a translation of the original Dutch pay-off "Homo? Boeit geen flikker" by Delight Agency, an advertising agency from Amsterdam. | ||
| "Gay Is Good" | Coined by early gay activist Frank Kameny, modeled on the African American slogan "Black is beautiful".[1] | ||
| "Gays Bash Back" | This slogan is often used by more militant gay people and implies self-defense against gay bashers. | ||
| "Majority doesn't exist" | This slogan was popularized by MAKEOUT in Belarus during the 2016 opening of the "meta- queer festival". | ||
| "We're here. We're queer. Get used to it"[2] | This slogan was popularized by Queer Nation.[3] | ||
| "Hey, hey! Ho, ho | Homophobia's got to go!" | Used by National Organization for Women (NOW).[4] | |
| "We say gay!" / "It's okay to say gay | " | Protest slogan against the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act and other Anti-LGBT curriculum laws in the United States, which have been referred to by the media as "don't say gay" bills. | |
| "Don't say DeSantis!" | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | ||
| "Hey, hey! Ho, ho | Ron DeSantis has got to go!" | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | |
| "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Ron DeSantis go away!" | Protest slogan against Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, who passed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, the original "don't say gay" bill. | ||
| "We're here, we're queer and we'd like to say hello!" | A variation of the above used by Queer Nation during the 1992 opening of the "Queer Shopping Network". | ||
| "Silence=Death/Action=Life" | Designed by six people,[5] including Avram Finkelstein,[6] this slogan was used by ACT UP to draw attention to the AIDS crisis in America. It was often used in conjunction with a right-side up pink triangle. | ||
| "Two, Four, Six, Eight! How Do You Know Your Kids Are Straight?" | This slogan against heterosexism was also used by Queer Nation. Another variation is "One, Two, Three, Four! Open up the closet door | Five, Six, Seven, Eight! Don't assume your kids are straight | "[7] |
| "Out of the Closets and into the Streets" | This slogan was also used by Queer Nation.[8] | ||
| "Rainbows Reign" | Used most notably on banners of the Pink Pistols organization. | ||
| "Gay by birth, fabulous by choice" | Made popular by Birmingham City University LGBT Society | ||
| "Let's get one thing straight, I'm not" | Made popular by Rob, Bureau of matters concerning discrimination of The Hague area and mid-Holland, The Netherlands | ||
| "Why be afraid to be enGayged" | Brooks foundation | ||
| "Sorry girls, I suck dick" | Used on shirts by the Swedish magazine and Internet-community QX. | ||
| "Love Wins" | The title of Rob Bell's 2011 book, which "addresses one of the most controversial issues of faith —hell and the afterlife— arguing, would a loving God send people to eternal torment forever?"[9] The prominent Christian pastor also came out in support of Gay marriage in 2013.[10] #LoveWins also became popular following the U. S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold same-sex marriage in June 2015.[11] | ||
| "Armed gays don't get bashed" | The slogan for the Pink Pistols organization.[12] | ||
| "Free Mom Hugs" | Emotional support slogan made popular by Sara Cunningham of FreeMomHugs.org.[13] | ||
| "Be bold, be proud, be gay" | Anti-assimilationist and anti-capitalist slogan.[14] | ||
| "Be gay, do crime" | An anti-authority and anti-capitalist slogan. | ||
| "Sounds gay, I'm in" | Used by the community. | ||
| "Trans rights are human rights" | Used by the community, origin unclear[15] | ||
| "Protect trans kids" | Slogan used in support of transgender youth. |