Red equals sign marriage equality: the best variations. (PHOTOS)

The Best Variations on the Red Equals Sign

The Best Variations on the Red Equals Sign

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March 27 2013 11:46 AM

The Best Variations on the Red Equals Sign

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A photo recently uploaded by Martha Stewart Living to Facebook.

If, like me, you are Facebook friends with many people who support marriage equality, you have probably seen a lot of red equals signs this week. That’s because the Human Rights Campaign suggested people use a color-coded variation on the organization’s logo to show their support for the cause.

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HRC has plenty of critics in the gay equality movement, but they obviously know a thing or two about branding: The symbol quickly took over much of Facebook and Twitter.

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It also prompted some rather inspired variations, a few of which we’ve collected below. Stick around for the fairly subtle critique of heteronormativity at the end.

Equality Matzo

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Equality Peeps

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Equality Black Flag

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Equality Rothko

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Equality Card Catalog

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Equality Bowie

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Equality Beyoncé

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Equality Mormons

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Equality? No: Superiority.

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