Lavender: A Symbol of Resistance, Strength, and Love

Lavender: A Symbol of Resistance, Strength, and Love
Lavender: A Symbol of Resistance, Strength, and Love
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Happy Pride Month, everyone! We'd like to kickstart this month of celebration with an introduction to our brand new Lavender Pendant. This simple yet stunning, sterling silver pendant features a beautiful trio of lavender blooms.
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And, best of all, this is a fundraiser pendant! With every purchase of our Lavender Pendant, we donate $50 to Upper Peninsula Rainbow Pride - a local non-profit dedicated to providing a safe, affirming environment for people to explore and express their sexuality. They offer resources for issues disproportionately impacting the community, such as addiction, a lack of sexual education, accessing gender affirming care, and more.
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Lavender: A Symbol of Resistance, Strength, and Love...
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Now, you may wonder, "Why the lavender?" And the answer is...the history behind this symbol of LGBTQ+ strength and resistance is niche, painful, and hard to boil down to a simple lesson.
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Lavender has long been associated with LGBTQ+ people. A biographer for Abraham Lincoln said his male friendships contained a "streak of lavender" and gay men were insulted for having this "dash" of lavender in their expression. Then, in 1953 (during the Cold War) President Eisenhower proclaimed gay men and lesbians were a threat to national security - resulting in an entirely avoidable witch hunt for queer people in the federal workforce. Many people lost their jobs, their futures, and their reputations. This is referred to as the "Lavender Scare". 
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It wasn't until 1969 when lavender was reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as symbol of pride, resistance, and empowerment. Shortly after the Stonewall Uprising, a march was led by members of the community wearing lavender sashes and armbands to commemorate the five-day rebellion against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. Since then, lavender has always belonged in LGBTQ+ spaces.
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And today, Beth Millner Jewelry is proud to offer a pendant rich with meaning suitable for anyone to wear all while supporting a non-profit dedicated to fostering a safe environment for the LGBTQ+ community.