Now this one is really cute: A lavender rhino was the lesbian symbol in the ‘70s.
The thinking was that purple connotes gay. And that rhinos are pretty peaceful animals... ...unless they’re provoked, and then they charge you.
Though the symbol was cute, obviously, it didn’t pan out.
Lesbian Fact #5
The first lesbian magazine was Vice Versa, which was known as “the gayest American magazine.” It was a project of a certain Lisa Ben, an anagram for lesbian.
