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Over 800 Volunteers Install 30th Annual Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Bills

This year's installation underscores community solidarity in the face of a surge in anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Thao Le lifts a tarp to install the Pink Triangle, a symbol of hope during adversity. 
Ky'ree Fincher, left, and Bryson Howard take a photo together after installing the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks. 
Volunteers stand on the edges of the pink triangle after installing it on Twin Peaks.
Volunteers, city officials, organizers and the San Francisco Pride Band mark the installation of the Pink Triangle. 

Overview

  • Over 800 volunteers installed the 30th annual Pink Triangle, consisting of 175 bright pink tarps spanning nearly an acre on Twin Peaks.
  • The installation commemorates LGBTQ victims of the Holocaust who were forced to wear pink triangles and reclaims the symbol as a call for resistance and unity.
  • Mayor Daniel Lurie and state Sen. Scott Wiener joined the commemoration to denounce a surge of more than 500 anti-LGBTQ and trans bills proposed nationwide.
  • Held in place by 5,000 steel spikes and measuring 230 feet per side, the display will remain visible across the Bay Area through the end of June as an educational beacon.
  • Created 30 years ago by Patrick Carney as a renegade art project, the annual installation has since won city endorsement and grown into a flagship Pride tradition.