Agender Pride Flag
Identity Pride Flag ·
A symmetrical seven-stripe flag (black, gray, white, green, white, gray, black) created by Salem X to increase visibility for agender and genderless people, with an explicit design lineage to the Transgender flag's symmetry and an inverted-purple rationale for the green center stripe.
Key facts
- Designer
- Salem X
- Created
- First documented public use
- In use
- 2014–present
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:5 · standard
- Stripes
- 7
- Origin
- New York, United States
- Represented Identity
- agender
Also known as
- Agender flag
- Genderless pride flag
- agender flag
- agender pride
- agender
Status Canonical
Archive categories Gender Identity Pride Flags
Overview
Increase visibility for genderless/agender people and provide a symbolic banner at a time of intense online identity discourse. [1]
Creator describes Tumblr in 2014 as an environment with a "huge influx" of identities/pronouns; the flag was created as a visibility symbol during that period. [1]
Identity & Context
- Represented Identity
- agender
Creators
The Creator
Salem X
Designer
Salem X created the agender pride flag on February 18, 2014. The creator is from Staten Island, New York City, and describes the flag as emerging during a period of intense identity discourse on Tumblr. Salem X explicitly cites the Transgender flag as the primary design influence for symmetry and uses a color-theory rationale (green as the inverse of purple from nonbinary and genderqueer palettes) to indicate that agender is not "between" the binary spectrum. The flag was created alongside the demiboy, demigirl, and deminonbinary flags. The creator's interview includes later edits for privacy but remains a direct creator statement. [1] [2]
Motivations
- Increase visibility for genderless/agender people
- Provide a symbolic banner during a time of intense online identity discourse
Stated inspirations
- Transgender Pride Flag as the primary influence for symmetry and stripe pattern[1]
- Green as inversion of purple used on nonbinary/genderqueer flags, which symbolize mixed male/female colors; agender is explicitly described as not between the binary[1]
Origin
- Country
- United States
- Region / state
- New York
- Specific Place
- Staten Island (creator origin; design work described in online context)
- Place Type
- borough
- Digital Origin
- true
Digital-origin flag. Creator or earliest documentation associated with New York, United States, but no specific physical site of creation has been verified. Without a confirmed location, Indigenous land context cannot be responsibly attributed.
Digital-first emergence on Tumblr; creator biography indicates New York City geography while online communities shaped dissemination. [1]
Dates & Chronology
- Year Created
- Exact date
- First public use
- Period in Use
- 2014–present
Became prominent online and appears in institutional pride-flag guides. [3] [4] Reference sources note real-world photos are less common than online images. [2]
Salem X (Salem Fontana, also known online as Transrants or Ska) created the agender flag on February 18, 2014, alongside the demiboy, demigirl, and deminonbinary flags. Salem described the green stripe as deliberately chosen for being the inverse of the purple shade on the nonbinary flag, which represents people who relate to the gender binary, thus highlighting that agender does not fall anywhere on the binary spectrum. The flag was designed to be reversible, like the transgender pride flag, so stripes remain in correct order regardless of which way it flies. Salem uses they/she pronouns. Agender Pride Day has been observed annually on May 19 since 2017. [1][5][6]
Lineage
- Indirect influences
- Genderqueer Pride Flag, Rainbow Pride Flag, Transgender Pride Flag
Creator explicitly describes green as an inversion of purple used on nonbinary/genderqueer flags (which symbolize mixed male/female colors), arguing agender is not "between" the binary spectrum. Trans flag cited as primary influence for symmetry. [1] Connects gender-identity flags and the Transgender-flag design tradition.
Colors & Symbolism
A symmetrical monochrome-to-green design representing absence and partiality of gender, with a "not-between-the-binary" meaning for agender within the nonbinary family of flags. [1]
| Colour | Hex | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | #000000 | Absence of gender. | Library.LGBT reference palette (not official) |
| Gray | #B9B9B9 | Semi-genderlessness / partial gender / demi-genderless experiences (wording varies). | Library.LGBT reference palette (not official) |
| White | #FFFFFF | Mixed/all genders; part of a monochrome spectrum representing internal variation. | Library.LGBT reference palette |
| Green | — | Nonbinary genders; chosen as inverse/complement of purple associated with mixing male/female colors. | — |
| White | #FFFFFF | Mixed/all genders (mirrored). | Library.LGBT reference palette |
| Gray | #B9B9B9 | Semi-genderlessness (mirrored). | Library.LGBT reference palette (not official) |
| Black | #000000 | Absence of gender (mirrored). | Library.LGBT reference palette (not official) |
| Light Green | #B8F483 | — | Library.LGBT reference palette (not official) |
This flag has no official digital palette. Color values shown are approximate.
The creator's expanded explanation of monochrome as a spectrum (from strong sense of gender to none) differs from simplified "black/white absence" summaries found in secondary sources. [1] [3] Both framings are preserved.
Hex values are drawn from Library.LGBT's reference palette; creator interview provides meaning and rationale but no official hex codes. [1] [3]
Design
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:5 · standard
- Orientation
- horizontal
- Stripe Count
- 7
- Layout
- horizontal_stripes
- Stripes (Top → Bottom)
- Black, Gray, White, Green, White, Gray, Black
Seven horizontal stripes in a mirrored sequence (black, gray, white, green, white, gray, black) with green centered; no emblem. [1] [3] Symmetrical stripe order explicitly described as designed to echo Transgender flag symmetry.
Usage & Adoption
- First Users
- Tumblr communities discussing emerging identity labels in 2014 (creator context)
- Online Usage
- Strong online circulation; included in multiple pride-flag guides
- Current Status
- active
Reference sources emphasize that online images outnumber documented real-life hoist photographs. [2]
Discourse & Debates
Criticisms
- Creator notes the color combination elicits strong opinions and cites "ugly" reactions as part of reception
The creator described "agender" as "gender atheism" in a later Tumblr post, indicating personal conceptual evolution after the flag's creation. [7]
Footnotes & Citations
Sources and footnotes 9 sources
Interview
- 1. Interview: Creator of the Agender Flag. Majestic Mess (interview) with Salem X. Majestic Mess Designs (2018-12-16). Accessed 2026-03-09
- 3. Pride Flag Guide: Agender. Library.LGBT (Albany Pride initiative). Library.LGBT Pride Flag Guide (2021-06-11). Accessed 2026-03-09
- 2. Agender flag. CRW Flags / FOTW mirror editors. CRW Flags (2021-07-31). Accessed 2026-03-09
- 4. Guide to pride flags. UBC Equity & Inclusion Office. University of British Columbia (2025-03-17). Accessed 2026-03-09
- 5. Agender Flag Meaning: History and Colors Explained. Flags For Good. Accessed 2026-03-31
- 6. The Agender Pride Flag. INTO. Accessed 2026-03-31
- Agender flag. Tomislav Todorovic. Flags of the World (FOTW) (2021-07-31). Accessed 2026-07-24
- Rainbow flag (LGBTQ). Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia (2026-06-25). Accessed 2026-07-24
Social media
- 7. my name is salem and i created the agender flag. Salem (transrants Tumblr). Tumblr (2019-01-04). Accessed 2026-03-09
Image Sources
- Rendering
- seven-stripe symmetrical
- Credit: Salem X · Majestic Mess interview (creator statements)
- The Agender Pride Flag created by Salem X on February 18, 2014. The symmetrical seven-stripe design (black, gray, white, green, white, gray, black) explicitly echoes the Transgender flag's symmetry. The green center stripe was chosen as the inverse of purple used on nonbinary and Genderqueer palettes, signaling that agender identity is not 'between' the binary spectrum. [1][2] · Credit: Salem X · Majestic Mess Designs
- The Agender Pride Flag at a pride event. The flag became prominent online and appears in institutional pride-flag guides, though reference sources note that real-world photos are less common than online images. [3][2][4] · Pride event documentation