We have not included sexual identity and sexual orientation flags, such as the rainbow pride flag, and we’ve excluded binary gender flags, such as the transgender flag or cis-pride flags. Some of them may not be used very commonly, while others are very recognizable! For the purposes of this list, we’ve chosen to focus exclusively on non-binary identity flags, no matter how common or uncommon they are.
So, it seems very apropos that today’s gender revolution is causing a landslide of similarly functional and recognizable flags, typically consisting of simple and replicatable stripes or shapes.īelow are different gender identity flags that are being used by or have been created by the enby community. This is when French and American rebels began to use simple, functional, and easily recognizable flags to identify their troops (read more about the history of flags here). A funny and loving doc about the life and work of Stonewall vet and Black trans icon Miss Major Griffin-Gacy.The types of flags used commonly today are a product of what historians call the Age of Revolution. Grief, triumph, love, and loss, with a trans woman’s experiences centered in them all. Una Mujer Fantastica (feature, in Spanish with English subtitles).An odd-couple gay romance with a long buildup and a very sweet payoff. A tender-hearted and clear-eyed portrait of LGBTQ Muslims in 12 different countries, all struggling toward love and justice The story of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender native Hawaiian teacher, who inspires the next generation with great love and power. An adorable story of young women finding their way in their first lesbian relationships. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love (feature).Marlon Riggs’ groundbreaking, gorgeous celebration of Black gay love. Tongues Untied (artistic documentary).(Caveat: Be careful about your viewing history! Netflix, for example, will let you go back and remove titles you’ve watched so they don’t show up, though they still might affect what’s recommended to you.) Start with some of these gems you might not find in a casual browse:
Your relatives have to sleep sometime, right? Plan for that by programming up a selection of delightful, hilarious, educational and affirming films you can stream through library systems and various platforms. Use your best judgement about your safety based on what you know about the people around you-what they will notice, how much surveillance there is-and pick some the items you feel pretty certain will fly under their radar while you’re there, (very quietly) queer, and fabulous. In the meantime, here are some ideas for things you might do to mark Pride and keep yourself safe at the same time (please do this, we need you alive and well to dance again another day). Next year, I sincerely hope we’ll be back to the loud-and-proud version. This year, all of us are going to have to #celebratepridequietly-but some more than others. It’s incredibly soothing to the soul to feel like you can be fully yourself, even for a day. Pride gives many of us queer folks an opportunity to see our experiences reflected, validated, and shown to be as beautiful as we are. Any which way, some of us are finding ourselves stuffed back into the closet right now and for a while to come. Maybe you know it’s just not safe for you to openly celebrate Pride at home this year (or… any year). Perhaps you, young lesbian, gay, bi, queer, or trans person, are currently living with your relatives, in a restricted-movement quarantine situation-together every day, all day, all the time.