San Francisco’s Pink Triangle is a powerful symbol of our city’s commitment to supporting LGBT rights and commemorates victims of the past,' police said.

The pink triangle was used by LGBTQ+ activists as early as the 1960s, but it became more widely adopted during the 1980s as a symbol of resistance in response to the AIDs epidemic.

A pink triangle is seen on top of Twin Peaks in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Hundreds of volunteers installed the giant pink triangle made out of cloth and canvas and with pink lights ...

Pink Triangle co-founder Patrick Carney, left, and Sister Roma cheer as the 25th annual display of the pink triangle on Twin Peaks was lighted Saturday, June 27. Photo: Rick Gerharter The crowd was ...

Pink Triangle returns for 30th year on San Franciscos Twin Peaks. The Pink Triangle, a reclaimed symbol of LGBTQ resistance and remembrance, now stretches across Twin Peaks for its 30th year as ...

The pink triangle is seen on top of Twin Peaks behind the Castro district rainbow flag in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Installation of the 29th Pink Triangle was completed Saturday with a dedication ceremony. Activists say with LGBTQ rights under attack across the country, the triangle is taking on renewed meaning.

The pink triangle was used as a badge to identify gay men in concentration camps, and many received especially harsh treatment before they died, historians and LGBTQ+ activist groups say.

The giant canvas pink triangle that is one of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride month symbols in San Francisco is bigger than ever this year.