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One of the first recorded instances of bigender being used comes from a trans organization called the Human Outreach and Achievement Institute in the 1980s which defined "bigenderist" as a type of androgyne, with the latter being defined as "a person who can comfortably express either alternative gender role in a variety of socially acceptable environments."<ref>https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/8g84mm373</ref><ref>https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5q47rn80n</ref>

A 1997 paper concerning the "gender continuum" in International Journal of Transgenderism noted that "a person who feels or acts as both a woman and a man may identify as bi-gendered."<ref>https://cdn.atria.nl/ezines/web/IJT/97-03/numbers/symposion/ijtc0102.htm</ref> A 1999 survey conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health observed that, among the transgender community, less than 3% of those who were [[AMAB|assigned male at birth]] and less than 8% of those who were [[AFAB|assigned female at birth]] identified as bigender.<ref>http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=cftg-02-02</ref>

The most popular alternate bigender flag was created by an unknown person and was created on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Bigender-2-555613271?ga_submit_new=10%253A1468623784&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1</ref> It also has unconfirmed color meanings. The colors likely mean the same as the original flag, but with a yellow stripe likely representing non-binary genders.

An additional bigender flag was proposed by Tumblr user lestis on August 31st, 2019, with the following meanings expanded upon.<ref>https://lestis.tumblr.com/post/187407751319/bigender-flag-redesign-i-wanted-to-give-my-own</ref> Red represents feminine or feminine-aligned identities, alternating from the cisnormative pink to express and acknowledge the alternative expression that many bigender experience. Red-orange represents combination and fluidity, for multiple identifications of gender that may both change through time or that may coexist alongside each other. Pear represents community and allyship, as many bigender people identify as bigender but also identify with other genders independently. Yellow is a common color in flags used to represent non-binary communities, which reflects the community aspect as well. White represents non-binary identities, mimicking the original bigender flag and the trans flag in its meaning. It was placed 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 non-binary identities often overlap the identity as a whole, as well as being an overlap or spectrum between the feminine and masculine identities. Yellow-green represents presentation, and is meant to highlight the diverse presentation of bigender people, yellow is a common color in flags used to represent nonbinary communities, and the green is associated with nature and growth. Blue represents masculine or masculine-aligned identities, the color is deeper to express the connection that many bigender people have that differs from cis identification to masculinity."[https://lestis.tumblr.com/post/187407751319/bigender-flag-redesign-i-wanted-to-give-my-own]