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==History==
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 "
The more modern definition of bigender comes from Gary Bowen who, in his 1995 publication ''Dictionary of Words for Masculine Women'', defined being bigender as
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<blockquote>''having two genders, exihibiting ''[sic] ''cultural characteristics of male and female roles''.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19961105010926/http://www.ftm-intl.org/Wrtngs/ftm-words.gary.html</ref></blockquote>
A 1997 paper concerning the "gender continuum" in International Journal of Transgenderism noted that "a
==Flag and Symbols ==
The original bigender flag was created by no-bucks-for-this-doe. The date of creation is unknown but it existed before July 30, 2014<ref>https://pridearchive.tumblr.com/post/93315678776/bigender-pride</ref>. It has no confirmed color meanings for most colors, but is assumed that blue represents manhood/masculinity, pink represents womanhood/femininity, and purple represents androgyny or a mix of genders. The white in the center is a reflection of the white at the center of the transgender flag, which stands for non-binary identities and represents the non-binary nature of this identity. White may also represent a shift from one gender to another. Although widely used, the flag is controversial due to allegations of the creator being abusive and transphobic.<ref>https://detailcentral.tumblr.com/post/136214499011/callout-for-jewishkuvirasunny</ref><ref>https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/185984619951/hey-just-so-you-know-theres-some-rumors-going</ref>
The most popular alternate bigender flag was created by an unknown
The alternate flag by pastelflowers was created on or before January 9, 2015.<ref>https://dearprivilegedgroup.tumblr.com/post/107612802654/pastelflowers-bigender-flag-purple-in</ref> Purple (in general) represents those who are non-binary. Dark purple leans more towards blue, representing those who identify partially as male. Light purple leans more towards pink, representing those who partially identify as female. Grey represents those who partially identify as a non-binary gender. White represents genderfluidity.
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Reddit user KYmicrophone posted their design on July 5, 2019. No meanings were listed.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/c9qltx/was_told_to_post_here_my_bigender_flag/</ref>
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
Tumblr user zombifisgender posted their flag at an unknown date, and reposted it to their new blog mogaiphobic on April 12, 2020. Pinks mean femininity, going from a dark to light pink to show different levels (strong - low) of connection to being feminine/female. Blues mean masculinity, going from dark to light blue to show different levels (strong - low) of connection to being masculine/male. Yellow represents neutrality, and having a non-binary gender. Purple represents genders mixing/co-existing. White represents the non-binary nature of the gender.<ref>https://mogaiphobic.tumblr.com/post/615211616742555648/bigender-flag-redesign-you-may-recognize-this/</ref>
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