Genderqueer Pride Flag

Author: Sexual Diversity
Author Contact: Sexual Diversity (SexualDiversity.org)
Published: 8th Nov 2022 - Updated: 17th Nov 2022
Peer-Reviewed Publication: N/A
Additional References: LGBTQ+ Pride Flags Publications

Summary: The tricolor, lavender, white, green, Genderqueer flag is a pride flag that represents the genderqueer community.

Main Document

The Genderqueer flag was designed by Marilyn Roxie in 2011, an advocate for genderqueer rights. It was originally intended to represent the genderqueer and non-binary groups. Still, when a separate non-binary flag was created, this version became more specifically associated with the genderqueer community. The Genderqueer flag colors are similar to the British Suffragette Flag, sometimes used by TERFs online.

The term genderqueer originated in queer zines of the 1980s as a precursor to the term non-binary. Today, non-binary or genderqueer is an umbrella term for gender identities that are not solely male or female - identities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender different from their assigned sex. However, some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender.

As the combination of the traditionally masculine and feminine colors (blue and pink), lavender represents androgyny and other queer identities. In contrast, white stands for agender identity, and the green represents those defined outside the binary. The purpose of the flag is to help create visibility for the genderqueer community and related identities.

What the Genderqueer Flag Colors Mean

• Lavender: The mixture of blue and pink (traditional colors associated with men and women, present on the transgender pride flag) as lavender represents androgynes and androgyny. It also represents the "queer" in genderqueer, as lavender is a color that has long been associated with "queerness," including gay, lesbian, and bisexual communities.
• White represents agender identity, congruent with the gender-neutral white on the transgender pride flag.
• Dark Chartreuse Green: The inverse of the lavender color; meant to represent "third gender" identity, i.e., those whose identities are defined outside of and without reference to the binary.

The Genderqueer flag colors are not meant to indicate that any of these identities are entirely separate or opposites of one another conceptually; they are all interrelated and key concepts in their own right.

Genderqueer Pride Flag

Image of the Genderqueer Pride flag consisting of a lavender stripe at the top for androgyny and other queer identities, a middle white strip to represent agender identity, and a green stripe at the bottom representing those whose identities are defined outside the binary.

Also See:

• The Genderqueer Nonbinary Symbol