The Rainbow Mob: Decolonizing Australia and the Torres Strait
Amongst the First Peoples of Australia and Torres Strait Islands, "Rainbow Mob" is the equivalent of the LGBT Community in White Australian culture.
A lot of (white) people assume pre-colonial societies had all sorts of third genders going on, but that's not always the case. In Troy-Anthony Baylis' (Jawoyn Nation) research for "Deadly Mimicry: Indigeneity and Drag in Contemporary Artistic Representation," couldn't find any lgbt-specific terms in continental nations-apparently they didn't need any. Ta was only able to find such terminology on Ratuati Irara (Tiwi Islands), home of the Tiwi Nation, whose culture had specific roles for queer people ("What do we know about queer indigenous history?" James Findley, May 29th, 2018, abc.net.au), and it's from this nation that terminology has been spreading through the continent and islands.
Called Yimpininni in traditional language, in English this is translated as Sistergirl. Originally referring to feminine men who love men, in modern First Nations' culture this has evolved to include nonbinaries and women assigned male at birth. The masculine counterpart, Brotherboy, for masculine women who love women, also went through a parallel course to include nonbinaries and men assigned female at birth.
Furthermore, on the islands from which the terms originated, Sistergirl has gone through another change and can be used as the equivalent of "queer person." ("LGBTI Aboriginal people-diversity at the margins," Jens Korff (unknown ethnicity), April 20th, 2021, creativespirits/info/aboriginalculture)
These words are not to be confused with First Nations' slang sista-girl and brotha-boy, which are terms of affection irrespective of queerness. ("Brotherboys and Sistergirls: We Need to Decolonize Our Attitude towards Gender in this Country," Hayden Moon (Wiradjuri Nation), July 20th, 2020, archive.junkee.com)
Aboriginal-style Progress Pride Flag, Alejandro Lauren, Wiradjuri and Birpai Nations.
LGBT Australian Aboriginal Pride Flag, Delma K. Trindall, Gomeroi Nation.
I am aware that Beyond Mogai Pride Flags and Xeno-Aligned have made Sistergirl/Brotherboy flags, however, I have no idea if they are members of a mob, and I WILL ONLY USE FLAGS MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE NATIONS.
WHITE VOICES HAVE NO PLACE IN INDIGENOUS QUEER LIBERATION.