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==Symbols and observances== {{Main|LGBTQ symbols}} [[File:Anjali gopalan.jpg|thumb|[[Anjali Gopalan]] and [[Gopi Shankar Madurai]] inaugurating Asia's first Genderqueer Pride Parade at [[Madurai]] with a rainbow and genderqueer flag<ref name="One Who Fights For an Other">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/One-Who-Fights-For-an-Other/2015/04/13/article2756559.ece |title=One Who Fights For an Other |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924062152/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/One-Who-Fights-For-an-Other/2015/04/13/article2756559.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="merinews">{{cite web |url=http://www.merinews.com/article/worldwide-gay-rights-as-a-social-movement-picks-up/15914647.shtml |publisher=merinews.com |title=Worldwide gay rights as a social movement picks up |access-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802091818/http://www.merinews.com/article/worldwide-gay-rights-as-a-social-movement-picks-up/15914647.shtml |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>]] Many flags have been used in non-binary and genderqueer communities to represent various identities. There are distinct non-binary and genderqueer pride flags. The genderqueer pride flag was designed in 2011 by Marilyn Roxie. Lavender represents androgyny or queerness, white represents agender identity, and green represents those whose identities which are defined outside the binary.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |first=Lynn |last=Deater |url=http://ncccommuter.org/he-she-or-they |title=He, She or They? » The Commuter |website=ncccommuter.org |access-date=December 20, 2016 |date=April 29, 2015 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090439/http://ncccommuter.org/he-she-or-they |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/Flags%2520and%2520Symbols.pdf |title=Flags and Symbols |publisher=[[Amherst College]] |location=Amherst, Massachusetts |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510154054/https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/Flags%2520and%2520Symbols.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.davidmariner.com/flags |title=Gender and Sexuality Awareness Flags |date=October 26, 2015 |newspaper=David Mariner |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203153557/http://www.davidmariner.com/flags |url-status=live}}</ref> The non-binary pride flag was created in 2014 by [[Kye Rowan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://letsqueerthingsup.com/2015/03/15/8-things-non-binary-people-need-to-know |title=8 Things Non-Binary People Need to Know |date=March 15, 2015 |website=Let's Queer Things Up! |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222123705/https://letsqueerthingsup.com/2015/03/15/8-things-non-binary-people-need-to-know |url-status=live}}</ref> Yellow represents people whose gender exists outside the binary, purple represents those whose gender is a mixture of—or between—male and female, black represents people who have no gender, and white represents those who embrace many or all genders.<ref name="nbflagtumblr">{{cite web |title=After counting up all the 'votes' for each variation of my nonbinary flag (to be separate from the genderqueer flag), it seems this is the most loved! Yay! |url=http://thejasmineelf.tumblr.com/post/77007286542/after-counting-up-all-the-votes-for-each |website=genderweird |publisher=[[Tumblr]] |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624214236/http://thejasmineelf.tumblr.com/post/77007286542/after-counting-up-all-the-votes-for-each |archive-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> Genderfluid people, who fall under the genderqueer umbrella, also have their own flag. Pink represents femininity, white represents lack of gender, purple represents mixed gender or androgyny, black represents all other genders, and blue represents masculinity.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/gender-fluid-added-oxford-english-dictionary |title=Gender-fluid added to the Oxford English Dictionary |newspaper=[[LGBTQ Nation]] |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025023342/http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/gender-fluid-added-oxford-english-dictionary |url-status=live}}</ref> Agender people, who also sometimes identify as genderqueer, have their own flag. This flag uses black and white stripes to represent an absence of gender, and a green stripe to represent non-binary genders.<ref>{{cite web |last=Manzella |first=Samantha |url=http://www.newnownext.com/guide-lgbt-flags/07/2017 |title=Beyond The Rainbow: Your Guide To LGBT Flags |publisher=NewNowNext |date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625075216/http://www.newnownext.com/guide-lgbt-flags/07/2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[International Non-Binary People's Day]] is celebrated on July 14.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mathers |first1=Charlie |title=Prepare for International Non-binary Day by learning how to be a better ally |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/non-binary-day-allies |website=Gay Star News |access-date=July 14, 2018 |date=July 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714193018/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/non-binary-day-allies |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hirst |first1=Jordan |title=Inclusive Brisbane Party To Mark International Non-Binary Day |url=https://www.qnews.com.au/inclusive-brisbane-party-to-celebrate-international-non-binary-day |website=QNEWS Magazine |access-date=July 14, 2018 |date=July 10, 2018 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714164834/https://www.qnews.com.au/inclusive-brisbane-party-to-celebrate-international-non-binary-day |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Important LGBT Dates |url=http://www.lgbtlifewestchester.org/important_lgbt_dates |website=LGBT LifeWestchester |access-date=June 12, 2019 |location=White Plains, NY |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626224659/http://www.lgbtlifewestchester.org/important_lgbt_dates |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=International Non-Binary People's Day |url=http://www.prideinclusionprograms.com.au/event/international-non-binary-peoples-day |website=Pride Inclusion Programs |publisher=acon |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803134910/http://www.prideinclusionprograms.com.au/event/international-non-binary-peoples-day |url-status=live}}</ref> Other observances with non-binary participation include [[International Transgender Day of Visibility]], observed on March 31,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowlkes |first=A. C. |title=Transgender Day Of Visibility: Honoring The Visible And The Invisible |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleefowlkes/2019/03/31/transgender-day-of-visibility-honoring-the-visible-and-the-invisible |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111170621/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleefowlkes/2019/03/31/transgender-day-of-visibility-honoring-the-visible-and-the-invisible/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Opinion {{!}} A time to celebrate |work=The Hamilton Spectator |url=https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2014/03/27/a-time-to-celebrate.html |access-date=November 11, 2022 |issn=1189-9417 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406133530/https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2014/03/27/a-time-to-celebrate.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia|International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia]], observed on May 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://may17.org/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=May17.org |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305044751/https://may17.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100 |File:Transgender_Pride_flag.svg|[[Transgender flags#Helms' design|Transgender pride flag]], in which white represents non-binary people<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/we-have-a-navy-veteran-to-thank-for-the-transgender-pride-flag_us_5978c060e4b0e201d57a711f |title=We Have A Navy Veteran To Thank For The Transgender Pride Flag |first1=Emma |last1=Gray |first2=Alanna |last2=Vagianos |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=July 27, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113228/https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/we-have-a-navy-veteran-to-thank-for-the-transgender-pride-flag_us_5978c060e4b0e201d57a711f |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bransonlb/the-veteran-who-created-the-trans-pride-flag-reacts-to |title=The Veteran Who Created The Trans Pride Flag Reacts To Trump's Trans Military Ban |first=Branson |last=LB |work=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=July 26, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901080527/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bransonlb/the-veteran-who-created-the-trans-pride-flag-reacts-to |url-status=live}}</ref>|alt1=Trans pride flag, made up of horizontal stripes of (from top to bottom) light blue, pink, white (which represents nonbinary people), pink and light blue. |File:Agender pride flag.svg|Agender pride flag|alt2=Agender pride flag, made up of horizontal stripes of, from top to bottom, black, gray, white, green, white, gray, and black. |File:Bigender Flag.svg|Bigender pride flag|alt3=Bigender pride flag, made up of horizontal stripes of, from top to bottom, pink, light pink, lavender, white, light blue, and blue. |File:Genderfluidity Pride-Flag.svg|Genderfluid pride flag|alt4=Genderfluid pride flag, made up of horizontal stripes of, from top to bottom, pink, white, purple, black, and blue. |File:Genderqueer Pride Flag.svg|Genderqueer pride flag|alt5=Genderqueer pride flag, made up of three horizontal stripes, which are, from top to bottom, purple, white, and green. |File:Nonbinary flag.svg|[[Non-binary flag]]|alt6=Non-binary pride flag, made up of four horizontal stripes, which are, from top to bottom, yellow, white, purple, and black. |File:Trigender flag.svg|Trigender pride flag|alt7=Trigender pride flag, made up of five horizontal stripes; which are, from top to bottom, pink, blue, green, blue, and pink. |File:Asteroid symbol (fixed width).svg|Non-binary gender symbol|alt8=Upside down female symbol with an x instead of a cross. |File:Agender symbol.svg|Agender symbol|File:Genderfluid symbol.svg|Genderfluid symbol}}
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