Category: The BIG LGBTQ Glossary

What are the colours of the Genderfluid flag?

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The Genderfluid flag is a relatively new flag to join the LGBT+ community of flags having been first introduced in August of 2012 by an artist called, JJ Poole, via the Genderfluidity blog on Tumblr.

Speaking about the design, JJ wrote,

“So I couldn’t find a flag that represented gender-fluidity, so since I was working on other projects for most other gender identities and sexual orientations for my store, I figured i would make one. I was hoping to get some opinions, and if its a good one, for it to get around. I’m trying, and its just an idea so don’t judge me too hard”

The flag itself contains five horizontal stripes and are:

Pink, Blue, Purple, Black and White.

What do the colours of the Genderfluid flag represent?

Each of the colours represent a gender feature and they are

PINK to represent femininity

BLUE to represent masculinity

PURPLE to represent both femininity and masculinity

BLACK to represent lack of gender

WHITE to represent all genders

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What colours are used in the Non-Binary Flag?

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The Non-Binary flag was first introduced in 2014. It is one of the newest flags for an identity which is becoming more and more mainstream.

The Non-Binary flag has four colours and they are arranged in horizontal stripes. Yellow is always at the top, followed by white, then by purple and ends in Black.

The flag was designed by a 17-year-old called Kye Rowan. It was unveiled in Febrary 2014. It was in response to a call from the Non-Binary community for a design that was different to other gender-non-conforming flags, such as the genderqueer or gender fluid flags, which many in the NB community felt didin’t represent them.

What colours are in the non-binary flag?

The four colours, according to Rowan each represent people within the Non-Binary Community.

YELLOW: For those people whose gender falls outside of the binary. That is someone who doesn’t fit in the societal norms of Male or Female, Man or Woman.

WHITE: For those people who have many or all the gender identities.

PURPLE: For those people who feel their gender is a mix of female and male. Purple is a mix of Blue and Red, more traditional gendered colours.

BLACK: For those who feel they are without a gender ID.

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What is a straight ally?

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What is a straight ally and how can I be one?

Did you know that straight allies have their very own Pride flag? Of course, you can always wave a Rainbow flag at pride, but the Straight Ally flag lets people know that despite not being part of the LGBT+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, genderqueer) that you are 100 per cent supportive.

A straight ally, is, what we call around here a decent human being. Someone who respects LGBT+ people for who they are and wants to ensure all people in that community are treated equality and are allowed to live with dignity.

Some allies fight with and march alongside members of the community for equality and visibility others are more backseat – both are absolutely fine and important.

So if you’re heterosexual and want to show your support you can get a straight-ally flag to wave at pride or even wear a subtle piece of jewellery to show your LGBT+ family members, friends or co-workers that you’re on their side.