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Monday, February 8, 2016

United Nations' new 'gay stamps'

On February 5, 2016 the United Nations issued new LGBT stamps celebrating homosexuality and transgenderism. The six new stamps show a homosexual "coming out of the closet," same-sex couples kissing, homosexuals with a young child, a butterfly figure apparently representing transsexuals, and a multitude of various gender representations proclaiming "we are everywhere."


Technical information

Date of Issue:5 February 2016
Designer:Sergio Baradat (United Nations)
Stamp size:35.35mm x 45mm
Denominations:
49c, $1.20, CHF 1,00, CHF 1,50, and € 0,68
€ 0,80
Printer:Carton Security Printing (France)
Process:Offset lithography plus Hexachrome
Perforation:14mm x 13.25mm