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[[File:Genderqueer.png|thumb|Genderqueer flag. Three stripes; lavender, white, light green.]]The [[Genderqueer flag]] was designed by [[Marilyn Roxie]] with input from the readers of [[Genderqueer Identities]]. The flag is [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution] licensed. | [[File:Genderqueer.png|thumb|Genderqueer flag. Three stripes; lavender, white, light green.]]The [[Genderqueer flag]] was designed by [[Marilyn Roxie]] with input from the readers of their [[Tumblr]] [[Genderqueer Identities]]. The flag is [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution] licensed. | ||
By coincidence, the colors are similar to the [https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb_suffr.html British Suffragette Flag] which is sometimes used by [[Cissexism#Transgender-exclusionary_feminists|TERFs]] online, causing some confusion.<ref name="asktrans">{{Cite web |title=r/asktransgender - Does anyone know why so many Twitter TERFs have the genderqueer flag as their icon? |author=u/queerfox13 |work=reddit |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=31 May 2020 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/9kr39d/does_anyone_know_why_so_many_twitter_terfs_have/ |quote=u/queerfox13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084925/https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/9kr39d/does_anyone_know_why_so_many_twitter_terfs_have/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The creator of the genderqueer flag had no knowledge of the British Suffragette Flag.<ref name="Roxie">{{Cite web |title=On the Genderqueer and Non-Binary Flag and Suffragette Colours in the UK |author=Roxie, Marilyn |work=GENDERQUEER AND NON-BINARY IDENTITIES |date=24 April 2013 |access-date=31 May 2020 |url= https://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525013841/http://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | By coincidence, the colors are similar to the [https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb_suffr.html British Suffragette Flag] which is sometimes used by [[Cissexism#Transgender-exclusionary_feminists|TERFs]] online, causing some confusion.<ref name="asktrans">{{Cite web |title=r/asktransgender - Does anyone know why so many Twitter TERFs have the genderqueer flag as their icon? |author=u/queerfox13 |work=reddit |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=31 May 2020 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/9kr39d/does_anyone_know_why_so_many_twitter_terfs_have/ |quote=u/queerfox13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084925/https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/9kr39d/does_anyone_know_why_so_many_twitter_terfs_have/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The creator of the genderqueer flag had no knowledge of the British Suffragette Flag.<ref name="Roxie">{{Cite web |title=On the Genderqueer and Non-Binary Flag and Suffragette Colours in the UK |author=Roxie, Marilyn |work=GENDERQUEER AND NON-BINARY IDENTITIES |date=24 April 2013 |access-date=31 May 2020 |url= https://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525013841/http://genderqueerid.com/post/48778828472/on-the-genderqueer-and-non-binary-flag-and |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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The three colors are not meant to indicate that any of these identities are entirely separate or opposites of one another conceptually; they are all interrelated as well as key concepts in their own right, and there are more concepts and variation of gender and sexuality present that tie into genderqueer identities than can be listed here. The purpose of the flag is to help create visibility for the [[genderqueer]] community and related identities. | The three colors are not meant to indicate that any of these identities are entirely separate or opposites of one another conceptually; they are all interrelated as well as key concepts in their own right, and there are more concepts and variation of gender and sexuality present that tie into genderqueer identities than can be listed here. The purpose of the flag is to help create visibility for the [[genderqueer]] community and related identities. | ||
== (Lack of) use by nonbinary.wiki == | |||
Because queer is a reclaimed slur and some members of the nonbinary community do not feel comfortable identifying with it, nonbinary.wiki has opted to use the [[nonbinary flag]] for a logo. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||