Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) is a non-hierarchical, autonomous network of political groups whose goal is to smash fascism and other forms of oppression. The two-flags Antifa logo is inspired by the original logo of the Antifaschistische Aktion a militant anti-fascist organization in Germany that existed from 1932 to 1933. It remains a widely used symbol of militant anti-fascism. The black flag represents anarchism and the red flags represent communists, both united against fascism.
Anti-Fascist Action was refounded in the UK in 1985 by a wide range of anti-racist and anti-fascist organizations. It was active in fighting far-right organizations, particularly the National Front and
… Read more British National Party. It was notable in significantly reducing fascist street activity in Britain in the 1990s. AFA had what they called a "twin-track" strategy: the physical confrontation of fascists on the streets and ideological struggle against fascism in working-class communities. Today, the Anti-Fascist Action is a global movement with local sections in many different countries.
LGBTQ an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. It functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Other common variants also exist, such as LGBTQIA+, with the I standing for "intersex" and A standing for "asexual" or "aromantic". Longer acronyms also exists, such as LGBTTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual). Various flags represent specific identities within the LGBT movement, from sexual or romantic orientations,
… Read more to gender identities or expressions, to sexual characteristics.