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You've probably already seen it on Facebook or Twitter: Two parallel pink lines splashed on gay red square background, appearing where your friends' selfies usually go. It's become the de facto logo of supporters of gay marriage as the Supreme Court bara the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.

And it ticks all the requisite checkboxes an effective symbol needs: It's simple, instantly recognizable, and, well, everywhere. But where did it come from? Well, red logo was created by marketing director Anastasia Khoo of the Human Rights Campaign, a group that trumpets itself as "the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organization," and "envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights.

The pink and red meme blanketing social media is a derivative of the HRC's everyday logo — a marriage equal sign on a blue background.

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Why the new colors? As Khoo told the New Yorkerthe organization "decided to tinge it red because it's the color gay love. Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from red perspectives. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best red The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

HRC gay posted the timely new symbol to its Facebook page Monday afternoon, where it managed to attract a few big-name net denizens, namely former Star Trek actor and gay marriage advocate George Takei who has 3 million Facebook "likes" and overTwitter followers. Things took off from bara.

The symbol, unsurprisingly, has spawned more than a few meme-y offshoots. One includes two horizontal strips of bacon. Everyone loves bacon, get it? Another has famous person Paula Deen mounting the symbol like two sticks of her beloved butter. Yet another splices fangs between the two equal signs; says the HRC : "Vampire marriage lasts for all eternity.

You can take a look at a few more at the HRC's Flickr marriage. A free daily email with the biggest marriage stories of the day — and the bara features from TheWeek. The Week Recommends Lesbos doesn't welcome 'hoards' of tourists, but is 'magnificent' and worth exploring. In the Spotlight Former Conservative Party chair has died aged Talking Point One-time Trump ally has acquired a taste for political power and clearly wants more of it.

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