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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 [[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 }}</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}}</ref> | |||
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The genderqueer pride flag is a Marilyn Roxie design, 3rd and final version created in June 2011, modified from version 1.0 in June 2010, and 2.0 in September 2010. The design is aesthetically similar to the gay and lesbian, bisexual, [[transgender]], [[asexual]], and [[pansexual]] flags; that is, horizontal bars of color with special meaning. The meaning of the colors in the genderqueer flag design are as follows: | The genderqueer pride flag is a Marilyn Roxie design, 3rd and final version created in June 2011, modified from version 1.0 in June 2010, and 2.0 in September 2010. The design is aesthetically similar to the gay and lesbian, bisexual, [[transgender]], [[asexual]], and [[pansexual]] flags; that is, horizontal bars of color with special meaning. The meaning of the colors in the genderqueer flag design are as follows: | ||
Lavender (#b57edc): The mixture of blue and pink (traditional colors associated with men and women, present on the transgender pride flag) as lavender is meant to represent [[androgyne|androgynes]] and [[androgyny]]. Also represents the | Lavender (#b57edc): The mixture of blue and pink (traditional colors associated with men and women, present on the transgender pride flag) as lavender is meant to represent [[androgyne|androgynes]] and [[androgyny]]. 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 (#ffffff): Meant to represent [[agender]] identity, congruent with the [[gender neutral]] white on the transgender pride flag. | White (#ffffff): Meant to represent [[agender]] identity, congruent with the [[gender neutral]] white on the transgender pride flag. | ||
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*[http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag Genderqueer Identities: About the flag] | *[http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag Genderqueer Identities: About the flag] | ||
*[http://genderqueerid.com/post/12724222343/im-curious-if-youd-consider-this-flag-more-of-an Genderqueer Identities: Is this flag more of a non-binary flag?] | *[http://genderqueerid.com/post/12724222343/im-curious-if-youd-consider-this-flag-more-of-an Genderqueer Identities: Is this flag more of a non-binary flag?] | ||
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