The term "non-binary" refers to any gender identity or expression that does not fit within the established binary of male and female. As such, this term covers a lot of identities and expressions. Some people may prefer to use those more specific terms, whereas other might use non-binary as a way of getting the idea across without feeling the need to explain who they are.
Non-binary people often refer to themselves as "enbies", which is derived from the initialism "N.B." for non-binary.
Non-binary is similar to genderqueer
Flag history
The non-binary flag was designed in 2014 by Kye Rowan as part of a call for
submissions for a non-binary flag distinct from the
genderqueer flag
- Yellow: Being outside the binary. The intersex flag
uses yellow for this same reason. - White: The color of all colors/light. It represents people who are many or all genders.
- Purple: Fluidity and multiplicity of many gender experiences, uniqueness and flexibility of nonbinary people, those whose gender experiences include being of or between female and male.
- Black: The absence of color/light. It represents agender
or genderlessness.
Sources and acknowledgements
genderweird archive
Flag FAQ - genderweird archive
The non-binary flag by Kye Rowan is used here under a
CC (BY) license.