{"id":296,"date":"2023-03-29T09:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iftest.igp.com\/blog\/?p=296"},"modified":"2024-06-12T07:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T07:34:39","slug":"how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/blog\/how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community","title":{"rendered":"How Flowers Have Been Symbols of Queer Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680084813409.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers and Transgender\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680084813409.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Transgender Visibility Day is around the corner. A day that celebrates transgenders around the world and raises awareness of discrimination against them. This time over, we pay tribute to them celebrating their vibrance that makes the world a better place. And how better to do that than with extraordinary florals?<\/p>\n<p>Flowers have been used to symbolize and signify the community with pride and respect.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540287.jpg\" alt=\"Transgender Community with pride and respect\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540287.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the floral connection is far more deeply rooted in the community\u2019s history. In 1970, on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots where police raided a gay bar, demonstrators walked with flowers as markers of solidarity. And that was the moment that gave rise to this everlasting bond of floral pride love and the Pride March.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/\">flowers<\/a><\/strong> that represent the pride of the queer community. They may have had a dark past but what makes them truly wondrous is how the community made it their own with an unparalleled essence of love.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/blog\/how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community\/#Pansy\" title=\"Pansy\">Pansy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/blog\/how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community\/#Rose\" title=\"Rose\">Rose<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/blog\/how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community\/#Lavender\" title=\"Lavender\">Lavender<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/blog\/how-flowers-have-been-symbols-of-queer-community\/#Green_Carnation\" title=\"Green Carnation\">Green Carnation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pansy\"><\/span><strong>Pansy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The association started back in the 1900s when drag performers were also known as \u2018pansy performers\u2019 due to their colorful and exuberant clothing. Even though it started out as a derogatory term, today we take pride in the drag community. Courageous, strong and so comfortable with displaying their real self to the world, they\u2019ve come to be a symbol of true strength.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rose\"><\/span><strong>Rose<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Found in myriad colours and symbolic of so many beautiful emotions, roses have been at the forefront of the LGBTQIA+ movement. When it comes to Pride March, tie-dye or rainbow roses are the most common occurrence as they pay tribute to the Pride Flag and to the acceptance of love beyond orthodox understanding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/p-petals-of-paradise-98548\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/p-petals-of-paradise-98548\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540742.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Rose in Box\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540742.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lavender\"><\/span><strong>Lavender<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In the early times, \u2019Lavender boys\u2019 aka gay men and \u2018Lavender menace\u2019 aka lesbian women were derogatory words used against the community. But today, they hold a mesmerizing significance. Since the color lavender is a blend of blue and pink, they represent a mixture of the two and display the love that transcends all. And reinforce, love is love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/p-floral-fiona-155098\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.interflora.in\/p-floral-fiona-155098\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540640.jpg\" alt=\"Blue-Pink Bouquet online\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680089540640.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Green_Carnation\"><\/span><strong>Green Carnation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680084812117.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Wilde\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/blogcreatives.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog-1680084812117.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Elliot Page\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/1893936\/elliot-page.jpg\" alt=\"Elliot Page\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/1893936\/elliot-page.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Elliot Page<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Popularized by Oscar Wilde in 1892, when he asked his friends to sport green Carnations on their lapels to his play. Ever since then, the florals have become a secret symbol of the queer community. And the tradition carried on. Actor Elliot Page who came out as transgender wore a Green Carnation lapel pin to Met Gala and garnered appreciation for the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender Visibility Day is around the corner. 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