icon – PLAZM http://urbanhonking.com/plazm Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:58:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 the gay cross http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/2017/05/19/the-gay-cross/ http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/2017/05/19/the-gay-cross/#respond Fri, 19 May 2017 17:57:37 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/?p=1346 Continue reading →]]> Can a graphic symbol help facilitate more compassion, empathy, and understanding in the world?

I drew this on a napkin quite accidentally a few years ago and have been thinking about it for some time. My grandparents survived the Holocaust in Europe, raised Jewish, I have an understanding of persecution.

It seemed like the Gay Cross had the potential to be a design for good, but since I am neither gay nor Christian I wanted to move slowly with it. I spent some time asking friends who were either one or the other or both, and only received positive feedback. So I decided to put up a simple site.

Given the current political climate of discrimination and hateful rhetoric coming from the White House and other extremists on the right, I thought this was a good time for the symbol to exist in the world. Happy pride month.

I hope that this small gesture can help all Christians embrace one another, no matter who they love. The Gay Cross is available freely for any non-commercial reproduction here: www.gaycross.com

 

 

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