Iconic Band Pink Floyd Bombarded with Anti-LGBT Hate For Rainbow In Logo

Phaylen Fairchild

2 min readJan 20

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“GO WOKE GO BROKE, SELLOUTS!”

That was just one of the 3,000 comments left on the status update by Legendary band Pink Floyd in celebration of their 50 year anniversary.

Bizarrely enough, the prism has been a part of the band’s brand since their 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon.

Phaylen Fairchild

Written by Phaylen Fairchild

Actor, Filmmaker, LGBTQ+ & Women’s Rights Activist All work copyright phaylens@gmail.com

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