Remembrance Day Armband - LGBTQ poppy (RAINBOW POPPY)

The LGBTQ+ poppy (sometimes called the rainbow poppy) is a more recent and unofficial remembrance symbol.

🌈 What it represents:

• It is intended to honour and recognise the service and sacrifices of LGBTQ+ people in the armed forces, both past and present.

• It also highlights the persecution many faced — for example, during and after the World Wars, when LGBTQ+ personnel often had to serve in silence and were sometimes criminalised despite their service.

💡 Use today:

• Some LGBTQ+ groups and individuals wear rainbow poppies during Remembrance to celebrate diversity and make sure queer contributions and sacrifices are not forgotten.

• Others choose to wear the red poppy and mark remembrance in more traditional ways, while still campaigning for visibility of LGBTQ+ veterans.

In short: the rainbow/LGBTQ+ poppy is an unofficial, community-driven symbol that says “we remember them too” — ensuring remembrance includes LGBTQ+ service members who were often hidden in history.

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