GenderQueer 12" x 18" Stick Flag

Lavender, white and green don't turn up at Pride as often as the rainbow, which is exactly why a genderqueer flag gets noticed. This Flags Importer stick flag puts the three genderqueer stripes on a 12 × 18 inch polyester flag, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick for marches, rallies and window boxes.

Where the genderqueer flag comes from

Writer and designer Marilyn Roxie created the flag to represent people who describe their gender as genderqueer, a word that pushes back against fitting into "man" or "woman" alone. Each of the three equal horizontal bands has its own meaning. Lavender, at the top, stands for androgyny; it's a mix of the blue and pink traditionally linked to boys and girls. White, in the middle, represents agender identity. The chartreuse green at the bottom, the inverse of lavender, stands for identities that sit outside the binary altogether.

Genderqueer or non-binary?

The two words overlap a lot, and plenty of people use both. The genderqueer flag came first; the four-stripe non-binary flag was created later by people who wanted a symbol that fit them more closely. Neither replaces the other. If non-binary is your word, the non-binary stick flag comes in this same size.

Carrying it on the day

The flag is sewn on all edges and slides onto the stick by a sleeve, so it won't rip away at staple holes when you wave it. Twelve by eighteen inches is the sweet spot for marching: easy to hold up with one hand, clear in photos, and it packs into a tote between events. The gold-tone spear tip is plastic, but hold it upright in tight crowds.

Specifications

• Brand: Flags Importer
• Flag size: 12 × 18 in
• Material: 100% polyester, printed in bright colours
• Edges: individually sewn
• Stick: 24 in wooden stick, golden plastic spear top
• Design: lavender, white and chartreuse green stripes

For a pole or wall, there's also a 3 × 5 ft genderqueer pride flag.