--- ---  # Why People Are Wearing Safety Pins After the Election by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Nov 11, 2016 4:24 PM UTC  Safety pin, studio shot Safety pin, studio shotGetty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Nov 11, 2016 4:24 PM UTC After the Brexit vote was called, U.K. citizens feared the xenophobic rhetoric echoing across their country. In a silent, peaceful protest, they began to wear safety pins on their clothing. Now, Americans in a similar position are following their lead. “So I have an idea similar to #ridewithme to help protect those \[b\]eing abused as result of Brexit referendum – but I need your help,” a [UK Twitter user suggested in June](http://mashable.com/2016/06/29/safetypin-britons-immigrants-brexit/#cnABxiF%5Fy8qp), Mashable reports. “I quite like the idea of just putting a safety pin, empty of anything else, on your coat. A literal SAFETY pin!” And now Americans have resolved to do the same as an effort to stand in solidarity with immigrants and oppressed groups. “Tell anyone afraid in Trump’s new America they don’t stand alone,” [one Twitter user posted](https://www.good.is/articles/safety-pin-america-trump-brexit), encouraging followers to wear safety pins. “I am an ally. I will stand for your right to be who you are. I am safe,” another wrote. > [](https://twitter.com/jamietworkowski/status/796959673584906240) > [](https://twitter.com/honoraye/status/797047378599612416) > [](https://twitter.com/The%5FPigeon/status/796854132741181440) Read more about the effort [at Good.is](https://www.good.is/articles/safety-pin-america-trump-brexit). Why People Are Wearing Safety Pins After the Election ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4567844/safety-pin-hillary-trump-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4567844/safety-pin-hillary-trump-election/"},"headline":"Why People Are Wearing Safety Pins After the Election","datePublished":"2016-11-11T16:24:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:50.503Z","description":"'I will stand for your right to be who you are'","url":"https://time.com/4567844/safety-pin-hillary-trump-election/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4145a2639d5fc75b/6988ae29a988ca3cff6ba224/safety-pin-clothing-trump-hillary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4145a2639d5fc75b/6988ae29a988ca3cff6ba224/safety-pin-clothing-trump-hillary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Safety pin, studio shot","caption":"Safety pin, studio shot","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4567844/safety-pin-hillary-trump-election/","name":"Why People Are Wearing Safety Pins After the Election"}}]}] ```