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An additional bigender flag was proposed by Tumblr user lestis on August 31st, 2019, with the following meanings:[https://lestis.tumblr.com/post/187407751319/bigender-flag-redesign-i-wanted-to-give-my-own]

# '''red:''' feminine or fem-aligned identities. the original flag had pink, as it is largely used at baby showers and other cisnormative associations. however, i chose red to express this to acknowledge the alternative expression that many bigender people experience.

# '''red-orange:''' combination and fluidity. for multiple identifications of gender that may both change through time or that may coexist alongside each other.

# '''pear:''' community and allyship. many bigender people identify as bigender but also identify with other genders independently. to many, the bigender term functions to express those other genders simultaneously, as well as clarifying that they both exist to other, without needing to pinpoint exactly what those genders are to them. in this way, the bigender community is defined by many (but not all) people as a means to combine other identities, so many members will also belong to other trans communities. such is the importance of community and allyship to other trans people and to each other. as repeated below, yellow is a common color in flags used to represent nonbinary communities, which reflects the community aspect as well.

# '''white:''' nonbinary identities. i chose white to mimic the original bigender flag but also the overarching trans flag in its meaning. bigender people overlap with the nonbinary community due to the literal “non-binary” expression and identification of gender. it’s in the middle both like the other flags, but also because if the flag was folded in the middle, this is where it would have the overlap, expressing how nonbinary identities often overlap the identity as a whole, as well as being an overlap or spectrum between the feminine and masculine identities.

# '''yellow-green:''' presentation. meant to highlight the diverse presentation of bigender people, both by clothing and pronouns used. yellow is a common color in flags used to represent nonbinary communities, and so the mix of that and the green that is associated with nature and growth, et cetera, makes the meaning presentation.

# '''blue:''' masculine or masc-aligned identities. similar to the red of the feminine identities, i wanted to keep the placement and meaning, but changed it to a color that’s deeper to express the connection that many bigender people have that differs from cis identification to masculinity.