GENDERQUEER: A person who does not identify or express their gender within the gender binary. Those who identify as genderqueer may identify as neither men nor women, may see themselves as outside of or in between the gender binary, or may simply feel restricted by gender labels.
- Pride Flag origin of colors -
The final version of Marilyn Roxie's genderqueer pride flag was created in June 2011. It underwent two other versions with the same color scheme in 2010. It originally attempted to represent all non-binary and genderqueer people, however, as the genderqueer community grew the flag became synonymous with "genderqueer", thus leaving many non-binary people feeling forced under a label they didn't want. Rather than try to replace Roxie's flag, another flag has come to sit along side it to represent those who wanted it.
The genderqueer flag has three stripes coloured (from top to bottom) purple, white and green.
- Chartreuse green represents those outside the gender binary as it is the inverse color to purple, the combination of pink and blue.
- The white stripe represents agenderness and gender neutrality.
- The third stripe is purple, to represent those whose genders are of, between, or a mix of female and male.