As San Francisco prepares for Pride Week, an enduring symbol of that celebration appeared Saturday morning on the hills above the city.

The Pink Triangle is an annual tradition, but this year, hundreds of people arrived for the installation as a show of defiance to the federal government's targeting of the gay and transgender community.

For 30 years, the Pink Triangle has towered over the city during Pride Month. But founder Patrick Carney said it began almost on a whim.

"The first one went up in the dark of night and we thought it was just sort of a fluke to add a little color to the parade," he said. "And then we realized that people didn't know what it was, so that's why it's here after 30 years."

The deeper meaning of the symbol is not a cause for celebration. The pink triangle wa

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