Gender identity
Nonbinary Pride Flag
What does this flag represent?
A person who does not identify exclusively as male or female.
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The nonbinary glyph uses modern symbol variants built from circles, diagonals and comet-like forms that extend older gender-symbol conventions beyond male/female marks.
How to cite or reuse this flag
Source status
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Attribution
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Educator use
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Design Symbolism
Kye Rowan's design was made to sit alongside, not replace, the genderqueer flag, with each stripe naming a different relationship to the gender binary.
Layout: 4 horizontal colour bands, read from top to bottom in the public asset.
- Yellow
- People outside the gender binary.
- White
- People with many or multiple genders.
- Purple
- Blend or mixture of male and female gender.
- Black
- Agender people.
Story and Usage Notes
Nonbinary individuals do not identify exclusively as male or female. This broad category encompasses a variety of gender identities that fall outside the binary framework. Nonbinary people may identify with aspects of both genders, neither, or different genders altogether. The nonbinary identity challenges traditional notions of gender and emphasies the spectrum of gender experiences. Nonbinary individuals may express their gender in diverse ways and often advocate for recognition and respect for their identities. Inclusivity and understanding are key in supporting nonbinary people.
Timeline Connections
Origin and Provenance
- Introduced
- 2014
- Designer / attribution
- Kye Rowan
- Source confidence
- high
Created for non-binary people whose genders sit outside or beyond the male/female binary.
It was intended to sit alongside, not replace, the genderqueer flag.
