Day 28: Fly Your Flags
Welcome to the final installment of Fly Your Flag. We hope you've managed to learn a bunch about what these flags mean and where they come from -- hopefully, you've seen a few that you've not come across before! If not, well, you've obviously been doing your FreetheLGBT+ homework.
Read on and become a pride flag know-it-all! There's also an interactive challenge at the end and you can win a shout out from us!
If you didn't catch the first three installments of Fly Your Flag during the Pride Month Fiesta, go check them out!
Let's see how many of these you already know.
The polysexual pride flag. We hear what you're asking -- how are polysexual and pansexual different? You weren't? Well, we'll tell you anyway, just so this flag makes more sense. The 'poly' in polysexual means 'many', while the 'pan' in pansexual means 'all' (broadly speaking). Somebody who identifies as polysexual is attracted to many (but not all) genders, while somebody who identifies as pansexual is attracted to literally all genders. Think of polysexual being somewhere between being bisexual and pansexual.
The polysexual flag uses the pink and blue from both the bisexual and pansexual pride flags to symbolize the attraction to masculine and feminine genders, but instead of purple (bisexual pride flag) or yellow (pansexual pride flag), the middle stripe is green this time. Green in this case represents neutral and non-binary genders.
The bi-gender pride flag. Somebody who identifies as bi-gender experiences two genders ('bi' means two). This might be a case of identifying as both male and female genders, or female and a non-binary gender, or male and a neutral gender -- the point is, the combination of which two genders a bi-gender person experiences is individual to them. The bi-gender pride flag uses various shades of blue and pink, for masculine and feminine, but also includes purple (for non-binary genders) and white (for gender neutrality or absence). This flag has sometimes been used to represent the intersex community, but this is incorrect. The intersex community has their own pride flag!
Note: This flag also has many colour variations, such as flags with more blue, more pink, or with green. These represent 'leaning' towards a particular gender.
The gynesexual and gyneromantic pride flags. Two for one! We thought we'd cover these together as they're quite similar. 'Gyne' refers to 'women', so the word gynesexual means to be sexually attracted to females and femininity, while gyneromantic means to be romantically attracted to females and femininity. This flag is different from the lesbian pride flags because they enable people who don't identify as female to express their preferences.
The top flag is the proposed gynesexual pride flag. There isn't an official record of what the colours in this flag represent, only that they are more feminine colours. The flag below is the proposed gyneromantic pride flag. It uses similar colours to the aromantic and asexual pride flags, except the bottom stripe is pink, for femininity.
Note: These flags are concepts and may be used interchangeably.
The androsexual and androromantic pride flags. Again, these flags represent similar concepts, so we're covering them both. 'Andro' refers to 'men', so the word androsexual means to be sexually attracted to males and masculinity, while androromantic means to be romantically attracted to males and masculinity. This flag is different to the gay pride (rainbow) flag because it enables people who don't identify as male to express their preferences.
The top flag is the proposed androsexual pride flag. There isn't an official record of what the colours in this flag represent either, only that they are more masculine colours. The flag below it is the proposed androromantic pride flag. It uses similar colours to the aromantic and asexual pride flags, except the colour order is switched up.
Note: These flags are concepts and may be used interchangeably.
The intersex pride flag. The word 'intersex' refers to individuals whose bodies 'do not fit the typical definitions of male or female bodies'. This is due to a variation in intersex people's genes which can often express ambiguity in their sex and gender identity. At FreetheLGBT+ we include the intersex community as part of ours, as we all share the same goal of freedom, unity, and acceptance.
The official intersex pride flag is a sunny yellow background with a purple circle taking pride of place in the centre. Yellow isn't associated with any particular sex or gender, while the circle represents 'wholeness, unbrokeness and completion'. The flag is said to be 'not derivative' yet 'firmly grounded in meaning'.
That's it for Fly Your Flag! We're at the end of the road, but we don't want you to go just yet.
Each and every pride flag needs to encompass variance and diversity within the community it represents, as no two individuals are ever the same. With that said, here's a mini-contest challenge for you...
If you've been following these Fly Your Flag installments and taken part in our interactive questions, you may have already had a chance to brainstorm ideas, but for this final challenge we want you to describe or create your own pride flag!
So, tell us all about your flag -- the symbology, the colours and the shapes you've used -- and the FreetheLGBT+ team will pick out a few of their favourites!
You can either describe your flag in the in-line comments here.
Or, you can draw your flag, upload it to an image hosting site, PicsArt or DeviantArt and put a link in the comments!
The only rule: keep it clean, people.
Our favourites will get a nice little shout out!
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