Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.51.1
Object Name
t-shirt
Title
'Regard'
People
Regard (charity)
Description
A white t-shirt with a pink triangle across the chest. There is an illustration of a rainbow striped wheelchair user inside the triangle. The organisation name 'Regard' is written in white at the bottom of the triangle.
This t-shirt was made by the disabled LGBTQIA+ charity, Regard. 1 in 3 LGBTQIA+ people are also disabled, which is a larger proportion than in the wider population, and many disabled LGBTQIA+ people face discrimination within both LGBTQIA+ spaces for being disabled, and within disabled spaces for being LGBTQIA+. The pink triangle used on the t-shirt is a reclaimed LGBTQIA+ protest symbol that was originally used by the Nazis to label gay men in concentration camps. LGBTQIA+ campaigners have been using it as a symbol of protest since at least the 1960s.
Regard is a national organisation of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender, queer and intersex people who self identify as disabled. Their main aims are to provide information, advice and support to LGBTQIA+ disabled people, combatting social isolation within the disabled LGBTQIA+ community, and campaigning on issues affecting disabled LGBTQIA+ people, including making LGBTQIA+ community events more accessible to disabled LGBTQIA+ people, and encouraging better LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice from providers of social care for disabled people.
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