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Symbol representing gay men made from two interlocked astronomical symbols for the planet Mars.[1][2]
This article addresses the history of gay men in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, the members of same-sex male couples discussed here are not known to be gay (rather than, for example, bisexual), but they are mentioned as part of discussing the practice of male homosexuality—that is, same-sex male sexual and romantic behavior.
^Zimmerman, Bonnie, ed. (2000). "Symbols (by Christy Stevens)". Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Vol. 1 (Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia) (1st ed.). Garland Publishing. p. 748. ISBN 0-8153-1920-7.
^Stearn, William T. (May 1962). "The Origin of the Male and Female Symbols of Biology" (PDF). Taxon. 11 (4): 109–113. doi:10.2307/1217734. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1217734. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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