The word "queer" is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender (i.e. their gender identity does not match their sex assigned at birth). [1] Used pejoratively since the late 19th Century, as its original meaning was "strange" or "peculiar," it was being reclaimed by the LGBT people since the late 1980s as a neutral or positive word to describe themselves. [1]
Queer Pride Flag appeared online in 2015. [2,3] Its creator is a member of DeviantArt online community who goes under the username Pastelmemer. [3] The flag has nine horizontal stripes, with black at the top, followed by very light blue, light blue (inclining somewhat towards medium blue), light green, white, orange (close to the FOTW color Y+, actually), deep pink (close to the FOTW color R--), light pink and lastly black again. The adjacent shades of pink and blue represent same-gender attraction, orange and green stand for non-binary and gender non-confirming individuals, while black and white symbolize asexual, aromantic, and agender people. [2,3]
![[Queer Pride flag]](../images/q/qq-queer.gif)
