Bigender Pride Flag: Meaning, Colours & Identity Guide
The short version
- Bigender describes someone who has two distinct gender identities, either simultaneously or alternately.
- The two genders don't have to be male and female. A bigender person might identify as a woman + non-binary, agender + man, or any combination of two distinct gender identities.
- The bigender pride flag has 7 horizontal stripes in a pink-to-blue gradient with a purple band in the middle.
- Bigender is distinct from genderfluid (where gender shifts between many possible identities) and demi-gender (partial identification with a binary gender).
- Bigender sits under the broader non-binary umbrella for many people; some bigender folks identify as non-binary, others don't.
We're Delwin and Jimmy, co-founders of Proud Zebra, a queer-owned Canadian small business designing pride pins and accessories from the Lower Mainland, BC. Bigender is one of the more specific identities under the non-binary spectrum, and customers often tell us at our pride festival booth that finding language for "two distinct genders, not fluid between them" was a turning point in understanding themselves.
This guide covers the bigender pride flag and identity, what bigender means, how it differs from genderfluid and other related identities, and what each colour on the flag represents. It's part of our complete guide to LGBTQ+ pride flags.
What is bigender? Bigender meaning explained
Bigender describes someone who has two distinct gender identities. The "bi" prefix means "two." The two genders can be held simultaneously (both at once), alternately (one then the other), or in some other configuration the person experiences as two-gender rather than one or fluid. That's the short bigender meaning; the rest of this guide walks through how it plays out in practice.
The two genders don't have to be male and female. A bigender person might identify as:
- Man and woman
- Woman and non-binary
- Agender and man
- Two specific non-binary identities (e.g., demigirl and genderfluid)
- Any other combination of two distinct gender identities
What unites bigender experience: there are two specific gender identities, and the person identifies with both as parts of who they are. Not one with shades of another. Not many with movement. Specifically two.
What does the bigender pride flag look like?
The bigender pride flag has 7 horizontal stripes:
| Stripe | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (top) | Pink | Femininity |
| 2 | Light pink / pink | Femininity (gradient) |
| 3 | Light purple / lavender | Combination of feminine and masculine |
| 4 (centre) | White | Identity outside the binary, or both/neither at once |
| 5 | Light purple / lavender | Mirror of stripe 3 |
| 6 | Light blue / blue | Masculinity (gradient, mirror of stripe 2) |
| 7 (bottom) | Blue | Masculinity |
The flag is vertically symmetrical. The pink-blue gradient with white at the centre intentionally suggests two binary genders meeting in the middle, while the purple bands signal the combination. The symmetry reinforces the "both at once" framing of bigender identity.
The bigender flag's specific designer is not consistently credited in mainstream LGBTQ+ documentation. Like many identity flags that emerged from online queer communities in the 2010s, it spread through community use rather than a single named designer.
For broader non-binary terminology context, LGBTA Wiki's bigender entry covers the term's history and overlap with adjacent identities. GLAAD's transgender glossary covers bigender alongside related identities.
Bigender vs genderfluid: what's the difference?
This is the most-asked question about bigender identity, and the distinction matters.
| Identity | Core experience |
|---|---|
| Bigender | Two specific gender identities, held in parallel or alternately. Two specific points. |
| Genderfluid | Gender shifts between many possible identities over time. Movement across a range. |
A bigender person who alternates between genders might cycle between exactly the same two (let's say woman and non-binary) and not experience anything else. A genderfluid person's gender might shift between many states without a fixed pair.
Some people identify with both labels (their experience involves two specific genders that also fluctuate or have intensity shifts). Others use only one label or the other based on what fits their experience best.
How is bigender different from demiboy or demigirl?
Another close-but-distinct identity:
- Bigender, two distinct, separate gender identities
- Demiboy / demigirl, partial identification with a binary gender, plus another component
A demiboy is partially a boy. A bigender person might be a boy and something else, but the "boy" part is whole, not partial. The "demi" identifies a fraction; the "bi" identifies two complete identities.
What we hear from bigender customers at our pride festival booth more often than any other comment: the two-genders experience can be hard to convey verbally, and a bigender flag pin lets people signal it without having to give a long explanation. That's the design intent we hold when we make these pieces, a small object that does the work of a paragraph. We design bigender pride pins for exactly that kind of subtle visibility. For adjacent gender-spectrum context, see our agender and neutrois guide. Browse the full pride pins collection for the complete range.
Are bigender people transgender?
Many are; some aren't. The trans label applies if a person's gender (or in this case, genders) doesn't match the one they were assigned at birth. Most bigender people meet that definition, since identifying with two genders means at least one of them likely doesn't match the assigned gender.
That said, using the trans label is a personal choice. Some bigender people identify as both bigender and trans; others use only "bigender"; others identify as trans without using "bigender" specifically. All of these approaches are valid.
Frequently asked questions
What does bigender mean?
Bigender describes someone who has two distinct gender identities, either simultaneously or alternately. The two genders don't have to be male and female. A bigender person might identify as woman + non-binary, agender + man, or any combination of two distinct identities. What unites bigender experience is that there are specifically two gender identities, both whole, not one with shades of another.
What's the difference between bigender and genderfluid?
Bigender involves two specific gender identities held in parallel or alternately. Genderfluid involves gender that shifts between many possible identities over time. Bigender = two specific points. Genderfluid = movement across a range. Some people identify with both labels if their experience involves two specific genders that also fluctuate.
Do bigender people have to identify as both man and woman?
No. The two genders can be any combination, woman + non-binary, agender + man, two specific non-binary identities, or anything else. The "bi" prefix means "two," not specifically "male and female."
Are bigender people transgender?
Many are. The trans label applies if a person's gender doesn't match the one assigned at birth, and most bigender people meet that definition since at least one of their two genders likely doesn't match. That said, using the trans label is a personal choice. Some bigender people identify as both; others use only one term.
What do the colours of the bigender flag mean?
The 7-stripe flag uses a pink-to-blue gradient with white at the centre and lavender bands flanking it. Pink represents femininity, blue represents masculinity, lavender represents the combination of both, and white represents identity outside the binary or both/neither at once. The symmetrical structure reinforces the "both at once" framing of bigender identity.
What's the difference between bigender and non-binary?
Non-binary is a broad umbrella for any gender identity that isn't strictly man or woman. Bigender is a specific identity that sits under (or alongside) that umbrella, with two distinct gender identities rather than one or none. Many bigender people also call themselves non-binary; some don't. Non-binary describes the category; bigender describes the specific shape of the experience.
Is bigender the same as bisexual?
No. Bigender is a gender identity (about who you are), while bisexual is a sexual orientation (about who you're attracted to). Both terms use the "bi" prefix meaning "two," but they describe different things. A bigender person can be bisexual, straight, gay, asexual, or any other orientation. The two labels are independent of each other.
Carrying the flag forward
Bigender identity gives people with two distinct gender identities a name for their experience that doesn't force them into the genderfluid framework or the partial-identification framework. The flag and the term let bigender folks be specific: not fluid, not partial, specifically two.
If you wear a bigender pride pin, or one of the more specific identity flags from our complete pride flags guide, you're claiming visible space for an identity built on precision: two genders, both whole, both yours.
We've donated $10,219.58 CAD to LGBTQ+ organizations to date, including Rainbow Refugee, Covenant House Vancouver, BC pride societies, and our charity-pin partners (GLSEN, Out on Screen, CBRC, UNYA). See our donations page for the full list. Every order helps that number grow.
Written by Delwin Tan, Co-Founder of Proud Zebra
Published 2026-05-06. Last updated 2026-05-18.
Delwin co-founded Proud Zebra with his partner Jimmy Cheang in late 2020. We're a queer-owned Canadian small business, designing pride pins, patches, stickers, and accessories from the Lower Mainland, BC. We've donated over $10,219.58 CAD to LGBTQ+ organizations to date.
