Design by Morgan Laboure.
In partnership with OutNebraska, a custom-designed graphic tee was created to represent support and growth for the LGBTQ+ community. OutNebraska believes in pride of identity and empowers community building through culture. Each aspect of this graphic design draws from culturally significant symbols that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Explore the detailed meanings behind the design as we approach Pride Month.
Green carnations became a symbol for gay men in the late 19th century. Oscar Wilde had his friends wear green carnations on their lapels to the opening of Lady Windermere’s Fan in 1892, and wearing a green carnation subsequently became a coded symbol that a man was attracted to men. In 1894, a parody of Wilde called The Green Carnation was published.
Wilde believed “nature should imitate art, and not the reverse.” As green carnations do not exist naturally, it has been suggested that this was Wilde’s subtle way of mocking the idea that love between two men might be unnatural. Appropriately, the green stripe in the pride flag represents nature.
Support the local LGBTQ+ community! All profits from the Grow Together With Us T-Shirt go to OutNebraska + its mission.
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