Is purple a colour to represent homosexuality

[Hamilton99]

Hi everyone,

a friend of mine wants to know if purple is the colour for homosexuality. I didn't know an answer and I am hoping that you could help out. Thank you!

tobi

[OrphanPip]

Usually it's lavender, a lighter pinkish shade of purple. Pink is occasionally used as well, because of the pink triangle.

[Hamilton99]

Thank you for the reply. So you think people will not automatically associate homosexuality with a brand that is called purple vision?

Thx

[KnightShade]

In art, I feel lavender is a more masculine form of homosexuality (top) and pink feels more like a feminine form (bottom). So if you have a choice of the two, pick the one that's more appropriate.

[Wintereis]

Read "Another Mother Tongue" for this answer and more.

http://www.amazon.com/ANOTHER-MOTHER-TON...0965013480

[Jay]

I used to have this lavender shirt which I complimented with a lavender striped tie. God, it made me feel 'Hi, I'm a bottom guy' inside a bit.That's probably how guys in my office building know that I am gay.

I ditched the lavender shirt last year and have shifted to a stronger in your face color - Checkered purple shirt. I compliment it with a blue navy sweater and a purple bow tie. It does make me look obviously gay but still not effeminate as I am not. But yeah, it screams "Hi I'm gay and I am a bottom."

But eh, I don't mind as I am out now.

I think it all depends on how you wear the color. It also depends on your body language. There are a lot of guys in my office building who wear pink and purple shirts plus baby pink sweaters but they are not necessarily gays.

[Hamilton99]

In europe no one associates purple with homosexuality but in The USA and Australia people told me that purple is the international color for homosexuals. I want name a fashion label purple trees and I am a bit afraid that heteros will not buy that stuff because of the name. Do you think my worries are baseless?

[RockerBlocks]

Hehe all the colors of the rainbow rep us gays!

sorry that's just completely random but it depends on who and what he likes, just cause a gay guy likes one thing doesn't mean the other gay guy won't.

[Jay]

In europe no one associates purple with homosexuality but in The USA and Australia people told me that purple is the international color for homosexuals. I want name a fashion label purple trees and I am a bit afraid that heteros will not buy that stuff because of the name. Do you think my worries are baseless?

I think the label is fine. What I think you should consider more of is how you market it and to whom you market it. I mean there are certain labels that 'automatically'' market and stamp themselves as gay labels by using gay oriented ads. When I think of Aussiebum, I instantly think of gay speedos modeled by gay models because that's how the label is portrayed and advertised.

[sweetlad2010]

How true is this? I havent ever heard of this before....