Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.264
Object Name
badge
Title
COME OUT
Description
Small with badge with blue text reading "COME OUT" curving around the top edge. In the centre is an illustration of a butterfly, all in blue. The middle 'body' of the butterfly is a raised fist.
The phrase âcome outâ was the rallying cry of openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk in his now famous speech on 25 June 1978. He urged people to come out (to share their LGBTQIA identity) to help break down harmful myths about LGBTQIA people.
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