Genderqueer Pride Flag

Many genderqueer people also embrace other non-binary identities. But this umbrella term has the word ‘queer’ defiantly in it.

As such, genderqueer people are reclaiming a word used against our community to reject society’s ideas of gender, rather than assimilate.

Marilyn Roxie designed the Genderqueer Pride Flag in June 2011, updating previous designs from the year before.

The top lavender stripe carries a double meaning. As a ‘mix’ of ‘male’ blue and ‘female’ pink it symbolises androgyny. Moreover, lavender has long been associated with LGBT+ people and ‘queerness’.

Dark chartreuse green is the color opposite of lavender. Here it represents ‘third gender’ identity – people whose genders don’t match the ‘binary’ of male and female. The white stripe symbolises agender people as, indeed, it does on the Agender Pride Flag.

Tris Reid-Smith/GSN

What Does It Mean to Be Genderqueer?

Being genderqueer means having a gender identity that doesn’t fit within traditional male or female categories. Genderqueer individuals may identify as a mix of genders, as neither gender, or as a completely different gender altogether. It’s a broad and flexible term that challenges the binary understanding of gender and allows for diverse expressions and experiences. Genderqueer is often used as an umbrella term within the non-binary spectrum and emphasizes individuality and self-determination.