Four months after announcing an historic name change and launching a design competition to create a new face for the organization, the board of directors of San Diego Democrats for Equality (formerly the San Diego Democratic Club) unveiled its new logo Friday during an eventful first meeting of the year, which also included a candidates forum and the announcement of the group’s endorsement of Scott Peters for congress in the 52nd District race against entrenched Republican, Brian Bilbray.
The design, by Greater San Diego Business Association staff member, Toni Duran, symbolizes equality with two split double-line dividers vertically separating the words “Democrats” and “equality,” while also bracketing the word “for.”
Four stars within a white stripe crossing the top-left side of an inverted triangle at about a 24-degree angle symbolize the “L,” “G,” “B,” and “T” in “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender.” The San Diego Union Tribune, back in September 2011 jestingly called the San Diego Democratic Club’s name change to San Diego Democrats for Equality a “coming out.” However, the club, established in 1975 and the largest such organization for Democrats in the region, has historically been known as a bastion for LGBT activism, as well as an ardent supporter of Democratic causes.
I think they are great I just wish they had locks on them and a way to bolt or lock them to the rack.