Pink Pistols overhead view of a picto-person aiming a handgun in an isosceles stance superimposed on a pink triangle. The pink triangle, now a gay pride and gay rights symbol, was originally a badge that homosexual concentration camp victims were forced to wear during the Holocaust. According to spokesperson Gwen Patton, "We don't want people to hurt us, we want people to run away from us, and the best way we have found to do that is to be armed." Patton has also stated that, "the Pink Pistols tend to get a better response from firearms supporters than from homosexuals". The group's
Pink Triangle Press existence for more than 25 years. PTP ceased printing The Guide in April 2010, and move to an online format only at Guidemag.com. In February 2008 Pink Triangle Press acquired Toronto-based publication "fab", a gay scene magazine which had previously been seen as "Xtra!"'s competition. On March 12, 2013, Pink Triangle Press announced that "fab" would be discontinued, with its final issue slated for publication on April 24. In March 2017 Pink Triangle Press acquired the location based gay dating and social network app GuySpy. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition was part of Pink Triangle