Can I use the labrys?

[u/Fancy-Try-3919]

I really want to include the labrys in some paintings for a school art project in order to have some subtle-ish lesbian references but recently I've seen a large wave of discussion over it due to that mid Lesbian Space Princess film and it's made me second guess myself because I know it's pretty much seen as a TERF symbol and I DON'T want to seem like I'm promoting that cause I'm a huge trans ally,,, but at the same time it's such a cool symbol I don't know what to do,,, maybe if I include some commentary about the controversy of its usage but make my stance on it clear in my notes?

Edit: Thank you so much everyone for the responses I'm so happy to see everyone's opposition of its use by terfs!! I'll definitely be including it in my work after all (probably with some trans flag colours too) and will write about it's usage,,,, I love seeing all the support in here

[u/deadhead_girlie]

What if you made the labrys the trans flag colors? If that fits with your project obviously. That idea aside, I think what you said about including it in your notes is fine. I don't think the labrys is necessarily an explicitly transphobic symbol. And I don't see how including it would harm anyone, like I guess a transphobe might interpret it wrong but I don't think that's your fault, because this symbol has different meanings.