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Or a rooster with a key around his leg or in his mouth. The idea is that it doesn't have to be explicit. In fact it is better if it is not, The Polyamorous community has adopted the Parrot as it's symbol. As in "Poly want a cracker"?

cb6000s wrote:Or a rooster with a key around his leg or in his mouth. The idea is that it doesn't have to be explicit. In fact it is better if it is not, The Polyamorous community has adopted the Parrot as it's symbol. As in "Poly want a cracker"?

I thought Jimmy Buffett had a lock on parrots...

Kiki wrote:Shouldn't that be a padlock on there?! Unless you are making a design for gay keyholders - which is a pretty hott thought now that I mention it! Mmmm, gay chastity porn. Uh, what were we talking about?

I wasn't thinking about a padlock because I wanted to mimic the combined male/female symbol (I'm sure there's a name for it), and a hanging key seemed to be more stylistically fitting (think of the overall shape) than a padlock - which would be more conspicuous.

I hadn't thought about what you might tell somebody if they asked, but the idea was that the symbol I was thinking of (that I can't draw) wouldn't be *so* different as to cause notice.

And yes, a lot of people like to communicate without communicating. In the US, a lot of guys wear discrete Masonic rings; until recently, Masons never really talked about their membership publicly, but *other* Masons would notice the ring.

And I think I'm not the only one that remembers the "hanky codes" that were common in urban areas back in the 70s.

Ok, I think part of what was going on with my reading of that design is that the two circles were such different sizes that it just looked like a male symbol carrying a key rather than interlocked with a female symbol. Even so, that one only works for a portion of the chastity community (although I suppose it could be varied).

Kiki wrote:Ok, I think part of what was going on with my reading of that design is that the two circles were such different sizes that it just looked like a male symbol carrying a key rather than interlocked with a female symbol. Even so, that one only works for a portion of the chastity community (although I suppose it could be varied).

Ah, yes, it was a very heterosexual-centric thinking on my part, wasn't it? But now that I think about it, it could still work.

If I have time to get to a CAD program today I might make another attempt. My artistic skills are limited to the written arts - the finer arts somehow passed over me.

Wow! I was surprised at all of the responses. I get the feeling that there isn't a symbol so, we'll come up with one of our own. I got a CAD program for my carpentry hobby so I might play around with it to see what I can come up with. I like Tom Allen's concept of the male/female together. I'm going to try it with one circle and the cross on the bottom taking on a shape of a key. The male side, I'm thinking of one side of the arrow to show a small key opening.
Something as subtle as this would be acceptable to LRC and me. It could be explained by "Oh it just shows that she owns the key to my heart." or something similar. I think someone practicing chasity would recognize its significance.

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My CAD skills are non existent, but I am picturing:

A circle with a heart in the middle. In the middle of the heart, a picture of the key hole (the old fashioned kind, that would accept a skeleton key). Off the circle, at the NNE position, an arrow. At the bottom of the circle, at the S position, a line with the skeleton key (not a plus sign, female symbol; the hangy thing on a skeleton key). Would this work for conveying loving, locked, a couple, not necessarily het?

I wish I could draw on the computer! LOL

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With my non-existent paint skills, I came up with this:



I didn't want the key to look so much like an E, but this was the best I could do!

That's actually pretty much exactly what I was imagining from your description! I think it still reads as really hetero, because of the reflection of the classic male and female symbols.

You could also do two interlocking circles, and play with positioning of the arrow and key... maybe position the arrow lower and make it so it curves DOWN! Heh heh heh.

You have to admit, that perky arrow is a bit inappropriate for what we're portraying.

I've been imagining something maybe a bit simpler, like a little padlock with a heart shaped opening (for the locked party) and a key (like a fancy skeleton key) with a heart shape where the keyring would go through (maybe a bit of filigree on the top as well) for keyholders. This is sort of two individual logos though. To combine it for couples so both could wear the same insignia is going to require a bit more thought.