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[[File:Bi triangles.svg|thumb|left|The [[LGBT symbols#Biangles|biangles]] symbol of bisexuality, designed by artist Liz Nania, from which Michael Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the bisexual pride flag, which he created]]
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[[File:The_bisexual_pride_flag_(3673713584).jpg|thumb|A physical version of the bisexual pride flag]]
The '''bisexual flag''', also called the '''bisexual pride flag''', is a [[pride flag]] representing [[bisexuality]], bisexual individuals and the bisexual community. According to Michael Page, the activist who created the flag based on a color palette designed by Liz Nania,<ref name="biflag">{{cite web |date=1998-12-05 |title=History, Bi Activism, Free Graphics |url=http://www.biflag.com/Activism.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801185547/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp |archive-date=2001-08-01 |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=BiFlag.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Biangles, bisexual symbol, bi colors, bi history — Liz Nania |url=https://www.liznania.com/early-work |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Liz Nania |language=en-US}}</ref> the pink stripe represents attraction to the same sex, while the blue stripe represents attraction to the opposite sex. The purple stripe, the resulting "overlap" of the blue and pink stripes, represents attraction to both sexes.<ref name="biflag" />
The '''bisexual flag''', also called the '''bisexual pride flag''', is a [[pride flag]] representing [[bisexuality]], bisexual individuals and the bisexual community. According to Michael Page, the activist who created the flag based on a color palette designed by Liz Nania,<ref name="biflag">{{cite web |date=1998-12-05 |title=History, Bi Activism, Free Graphics |url=http://www.biflag.com/Activism.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801185547/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp |archive-date=2001-08-01 |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=BiFlag.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Biangles, bisexual symbol, bi colors, bi history — Liz Nania |url=https://www.liznania.com/early-work |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Liz Nania |language=en-US}}</ref> the pink stripe represents attraction to the same sex, while the blue stripe represents attraction to the opposite sex. The purple stripe, the resulting "overlap" of the blue and pink stripes, represents attraction to both sexes.<ref name="biflag" />


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==Design and colors==
==Design and colors==
Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the flag from the [[LGBT symbols#Biangles|biangles]], symbol of bisexuality.<ref name="biflag">{{cite web |date=1998-12-05 |title=History, Bi Activism, Free Graphics |url=http://www.biflag.com/Activism.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801185547/http://biflag.com/Activism.asp |archive-date=2001-08-01 |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=BiFlag.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Biangles, bisexual symbol, bi colors, bi history — Liz Nania |url=https://www.liznania.com/early-work |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Liz Nania |language=en-US}}</ref> The biangles symbol of bisexuality was designed by artist Liz Nania as she co-organized a bisexual contingent for the [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] in 1987.<ref name="Dezeen">{{cite web | last=Jordahn | first=Sebastian | title=''Queer x Design highlights 50 years of LGBT+ graphic design'' | website=[[Dezeen]] | date=2019-10-23 | url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/10/23/queer-design-andrew-campbell-50-years-lgbt-graphic-design/ | access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref> The design of the biangles began with the [[pink triangle]], a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of [[gay liberation]] representing [[homosexuality]]. The addition of a blue triangle [[Gendered associations of pink and blue|contrasts the pink]] and represents [[heterosexuality]]. The two triangles overlap and form lavender, which represents the "queerness of bisexuality", referencing the [[Lavender Menace]] and 1980s and 1990s [[Lavender (color)#LGBT|associations of lavender with queerness]].<ref name="auto"/>
[[File:Bi triangles.svg|thumb|left|The [[LGBT symbols#Biangles|biangles]] symbol of bisexuality, designed by artist Liz Nania, from which Michael Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the bisexual pride flag, which he created]]
Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the flag from the [[LGBT symbols#Biangles|biangles]], symbol of bisexuality.<ref name="biflag"/><ref name="auto"/> The biangles symbol of bisexuality was designed by artist Liz Nania as she co-organized a bisexual contingent for the [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] in 1987.<ref name="1Dezeen">{{cite web | last=Jordahn | first=Sebastian | title=''Queer x Design highlights 50 years of LGBT+ graphic design'' | website=[[Dezeen]] | date=2019-10-23 | url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/10/23/queer-design-andrew-campbell-50-years-lgbt-graphic-design/ | access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref> The design of the biangles began with the [[pink triangle]], a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of [[gay liberation]] representing [[homosexuality]]. The addition of a blue triangle [[Gendered associations of pink and blue|contrasts the pink]] and represents [[heterosexuality]]. The two triangles overlap and form lavender, which represents the "queerness of bisexuality", referencing the [[Lavender Menace]] and 1980s and 1990s [[Lavender (color)#LGBTQ|associations of lavender with queerness]].<ref name="auto"/>


Page described the meaning of the pink, purple, and blue colors:<ref name="biflag" /><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |year=2005 |title=Rainbow Flag and Other Pride Symbols |encyclopedia=Youth, Education, and Sexualities: An International Encyclopedia |publisher=Greenwood |location=[[Westport, Connecticut|Westport, Conn.]] |last=Rosiek |first=Jerry |editor-last=Sears |editor-first=James Thomas |volume=2 |pages=701 |isbn=0-313-32755-6}}</ref>
Page described the meaning of the pink, purple, and blue colors:<ref name="biflag" /><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |year=2005 |title=Rainbow Flag and Other Pride Symbols |encyclopedia=Youth, Education, and Sexualities: An International Encyclopedia |publisher=Greenwood |location=[[Westport, Connecticut|Westport, Conn.]] |last=Rosiek |first=Jerry |editor-last=Sears |editor-first=James Thomas |volume=2 |pages=701 |isbn=0-313-32755-6}}</ref>
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In [[vexillology|vexillological]] terms, the bisexual pride flag is a simple horizontal [[triband (flag)|tricolor]].
In [[vexillology|vexillological]] terms, the bisexual pride flag is a simple horizontal [[triband (flag)|tricolor]].
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! colspan="3" |Unofficial
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!Colour named as
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!Hex triplet
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|-
|Magenta (pink)
|226
|214, 2, 112
|<code>#D60270</code>
| width="60px" title="#D60270" style="background:#D60270" |
|-
|Lavender (purple)
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|-
|Royal (blue)
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|<code>#0038A8</code>
| width="60px" title="#0038A8" style="background:#0038A8" |
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The exact colors given by Page are [[Pantone#Pantone Color Matching System|PMS]] 226 for the pink, 258 for the purple, and 286 for the blue:<ref name="flagspot" /><ref name="biflag" />  
[[File:The_bisexual_pride_flag_(3673713584).jpg|thumb|left|A physical version of the bisexual pride flag]]
The pink stripe takes up two fifths of the flag, the purple stripe takes up the middle fifth, and the blue stripe takes up the other two fifths.<ref name="biflag" /> The flag has been most commonly oriented with the pink stripe at the top, but both orientations are acceptable.<ref name="flagspot" /> The flag is not [[patent]]ed, [[trademark]]ed, or [[service mark]]ed.<ref name="biflag" />


:{{legend|d60270|magenta (R 214, G 2, B 112)}}
== Variation ==
:{{legend|9b4f96|purple (R 155, G 79, B 150)}}
[[File:Yellow trillium, April 2018--Warren Bielenberg (40026346960).jpg|thumb|The [[trillium]] flower is another symbol of bisexuality]]
:{{legend|0038a8|royal blue (R 0, G 56, B 168)}}


The pink stripe takes up two fifths of the flag, the purple stripe takes up the middle fifth, and the blue stripe takes up the other two fifths.<ref name="biflag" /> The flag has been most commonly oriented with the pink stripe at the top, but both orientations are acceptable.<ref name="flagspot" /> The flag is not [[patent]]ed, [[trademark]]ed, or [[service mark]]ed.<ref name="biflag" />
The bisexual pride flag is used in different aspect ratios; 2:3 and 3:5 are often used, in common with many other flags.{{Source needed|date=June 2022}}


In 1999, Michael Page established the use of the [[trillium]] flower as a symbol of bisexuality,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eidson |first1=Jessica |title=Plants That Can Symbolize LGBTQIA+ Pride |url=https://discoverandshare.org/2024/06/25/lgbtqiaplants/#:~:text=The%20trillium%20flower%20has%20symbolized,bisexual%20pride%20flag%20in%202001. |website=Discover + Share |date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden}}</ref> and in 2001, Francisco Javier Lagunes Gaitán and Miguel Angel Corona designed a [[Mexico | Mexican]] variant of the bisexual pride flag, which is emblazoned with an emblem of a trillium flower.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eyvanaki |first1=Ashley |title=Queer Objects: William Keble Martin Lily Illustration |url=https://outandabout.exeter.ac.uk/2020/10/29/queer-objects-william-keble-martin-lily-illustration/ |website=out and about |date=October 29, 2020 |publisher=University of Exeter |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bisexual Botany |url=https://www.lpzoo.org/bisexual-botany/#:~:text=Around%202001%2C%20the%20Mexican%20bisexual,Michigan%20lilies%20at%20Nature%20Boardwalk. |website=Lincoln Park Zoo | date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mexico - Sexual orientation flags |url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/mx_sex.html |website=FOTW 'Flags Of The World' Website |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref>
In 1999, Michael Page established the use of the [[trillium]] flower as a symbol of bisexuality.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eidson |first1=Jessica |title=Plants That Can Symbolize LGBTQIA+ Pride |url=https://discoverandshare.org/2024/06/25/lgbtqiaplants/#:~:text=The%20trillium%20flower%20has%20symbolized,bisexual%20pride%20flag%20in%202001. |website=Discover + Share |date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Eyvanaki |first1=Ashley |title=Queer Objects: William Keble Martin Lily Illustration |url=https://outandabout.exeter.ac.uk/2020/10/29/queer-objects-william-keble-martin-lily-illustration/ |website=out and about |date=October 29, 2020 |publisher=University of Exeter |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bisexual Botany |url=https://www.lpzoo.org/bisexual-botany/#:~:text=Around%202001%2C%20the%20Mexican%20bisexual,Michigan%20lilies%20at%20Nature%20Boardwalk. |website=Lincoln Park Zoo | date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref>


==Licensing controversy==
==Licensing controversy==
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BiNet USA ultimately ceased to use the flag on May 8, 2020, opting instead to use a different design.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prager|first=Sarah|title=A Bi Advocacy Group Claimed Copyright Over the Bi Pride Flag. Activists Were Outraged|url=https://www.them.us/story/binet-usa-bi-pride-flag-controversy|access-date=2021-01-25|website=them.|date=May 7, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
BiNet USA ultimately ceased to use the flag on May 8, 2020, opting instead to use a different design.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prager|first=Sarah|title=A Bi Advocacy Group Claimed Copyright Over the Bi Pride Flag. Activists Were Outraged|url=https://www.them.us/story/binet-usa-bi-pride-flag-controversy|access-date=2021-01-25|website=them.|date=May 7, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>


==Other symbols representing bisexuality==
==Similar symbols representing bisexuality==
 
=== Biangles ===
[[File:Bi triangles.svg|thumb|left|The biangles, designed by artist Liz Nania to represent bisexuality]]
The [[biangles]] were designed by artist Liz Nania, as she co-organized a bisexual contingent for the [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liznania.com/early-work|title=Biangles, bisexual symbol, bi colors, bi history|website=Liz Nania|access-date=2024-04-19|archive-date=2024-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426125159/https://www.liznania.com/early-work|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Dezeen">{{cite web | last=Jordahn | first=Sebastian | title=''Queer x Design highlights 50 years of LGBT+ graphic design'' | website=[[Dezeen]] | date=2019-10-23 | url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/10/23/queer-design-andrew-campbell-50-years-lgbt-graphic-design/ | access-date=2021-06-12 | archive-date=2021-06-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613233207/https://www.dezeen.com/2019/10/23/queer-design-andrew-campbell-50-years-lgbt-graphic-design/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The design of the biangles began with the [[pink triangle]], a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of [[gay liberation]] representing [[homosexuality]]. The addition of a blue triangle [[Gendered associations of pink and blue|contrasts the pink]] and represents [[heterosexuality]]. The two triangles overlap and form lavender, which represents the "queerness of bisexuality", referencing the [[Lavender Menace]] and 1980s and 1990s [[Lavender (color)#LGBTQ|associations of lavender with queerness]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biangles, bisexual symbol, bi colors, bi history — Liz Nania |url=https://www.liznania.com/early-work |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Liz Nania |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608205658/https://www.liznania.com/early-work |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
=== Bisexual lighting ===
[[File:Bisexual_lighting_skeleton.png|alt=A 3D rendering of a skeleton showcasing bisexual lighting|thumb|A [[3D rendering]] of a skeleton showcasing bisexual lighting]]
[[Bisexual lighting]] is the simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting and is used to represent bisexual characters. The colors may be a direct reference to the bisexual pride flag.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43765856|title=Is 'bisexual lighting' a new cinematic phenomenon?|date=April 21, 2018|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=JANELLE MONÁE HHHHH Dirty Computer Wondaland/Bad Boy/Atlantic - the Irish Times &#124; HighBeam Research | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P4-2031144769.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042100/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P4-2031144769.html | archive-date=May 3, 2018 }}</ref> Bisexual lighting has been used in studio lighting for film and television, and has been observed in the cinematography of various films. According to ''BOWIE Creators'', the concept of bisexual lighting was invented in 2014 by a [[Tumblr]] fan of [[Sherlock (TV series)|''Sherlock'']] who believed that the lighting was being used to signal that [[Dr. Watson]] was bisexual and would eventually be in a romantic relationship with [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref name="rise">{{Cite web |last=Olguin |first=Michelle |date=October 7, 2021 |title=The Rise (and fall) of bisexual lighting |url=https://www.bowiecreators.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-bisexual-lighting |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=BØWIE Creators |language=en}}</ref>


=== Double Moon ===
=== Double crescent moon ===
[[File:Double crescent symbol (filled, color).svg|thumb|upright=0.7|The double crescent moon bisexuality symbol, designed by Vivian Wagner]]
Because many bisexuals objected to the use of the [[LGBT symbols#Biangles|biangles]] symbol involving the Nazi-associated [[pink triangle]], Vivian Wagner designed the double crescent moon symbol as an alternative way to symbolize bisexuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbt-symbols|title=Violets, Bi-Angles, And Double Moons: A Guide To LGBTQ+ Symbols|first=Erika W.|last=Smith|website=www.refinery29.com|access-date=2024-04-19|archive-date=2024-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907192842/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbt-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2symbol">{{cite web |author=Koymasky, Matt |author2=Koymasky Andrej |date=14 August 2006 |title=Gay Symbols: Other Miscellaneous Symbols |url=http://andrejkoymasky.com/lou/sym/sym05.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409235810/http://andrejkoymasky.com/lou/sym/sym05.html |archive-date=9 April 2011 |access-date=18 February 2007}}</ref>
Because many bisexuals objected to the use of a symbol based on the [[pink triangle]], Vivian Wagner designed the double moon as an alternative way to symbolize bisexuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbt-symbols|title=Violets, Bi-Angles, And Double Moons: A Guide To LGBTQ+ Symbols|first=Erika W.|last=Smith|website=www.refinery29.com|access-date=2024-04-19|archive-date=2024-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907192842/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbt-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2symbol">{{cite web |author=Koymasky, Matt |author2=Koymasky Andrej |date=14 August 2006 |title=Gay Symbols: Other Miscellaneous Symbols |url=http://andrejkoymasky.com/lou/sym/sym05.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409235810/http://andrejkoymasky.com/lou/sym/sym05.html |archive-date=9 April 2011 |access-date=18 February 2007}}</ref>
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|File:Double crescent symbol (filled, color).svg|upright=0.7|The double crescent moon bisexuality symbol with bisexual flag colors, designed by Vivian Wagner
|File:Double crescent symbol (color).svg|Another version of the double crescent moon bisexuality symbol with bisexual flag colors
|File:Double crescent moon.jpg|A version of the double crescent moon bisexuality symbol with [[Rainbow flag (LGBTQ)|rainbow flag]] colors}}


==See also==
==See also==
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:LGBT symbols Script error: No such module "Sidebar". The bisexual flag, also called the bisexual pride flag, is a pride flag representing bisexuality, bisexual individuals and the bisexual community. According to Michael Page, the activist who created the flag based on a color palette designed by Liz Nania,[1][2] the pink stripe represents attraction to the same sex, while the blue stripe represents attraction to the opposite sex. The purple stripe, the resulting "overlap" of the blue and pink stripes, represents attraction to both sexes.[1]

Page designed the flag to increase the visibility of bisexuals among society as a whole and within the LGBTQ community. He aimed to give the bisexual community a symbol that is comparable to the rainbow flag for the greater LGBT community. The first bisexual pride flag was unveiled at the BiCafe's first anniversary party[3] on December 5, 1998.[4]

Design and colors

File:Bi triangles.svg
The biangles symbol of bisexuality, designed by artist Liz Nania, from which Michael Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the bisexual pride flag, which he created

Page stated that he took the colors and overlap for the flag from the biangles, symbol of bisexuality.[1][2] The biangles symbol of bisexuality was designed by artist Liz Nania as she co-organized a bisexual contingent for the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987.[5] The design of the biangles began with the pink triangle, a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of gay liberation representing homosexuality. The addition of a blue triangle contrasts the pink and represents heterosexuality. The two triangles overlap and form lavender, which represents the "queerness of bisexuality", referencing the Lavender Menace and 1980s and 1990s associations of lavender with queerness.[2]

Page described the meaning of the pink, purple, and blue colors:[1][6]

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The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian). The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi). The key to understanding the symbolism of the Bi Pride Flag is to know that the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the 'real world,' where bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities.

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Since the original design, the purple overlap has been reinterpreted and is now widely understood to represent attraction regardless of sex or gender.[7]

The flag is used in different aspect ratios; 2:3 and 3:5 are often used, in common with many other flags.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In vexillological terms, the bisexual pride flag is a simple horizontal tricolor.

Official[1] Unofficial
Colour named as Pantone (PMS) RGB Hex triplet Color
Magenta (pink) 226 214, 2, 112 #D60270
Lavender (purple) 258 155, 79, 150 #9B4F96
Royal (blue) 286 0, 56, 168 #0038A8
File:The bisexual pride flag (3673713584).jpg
A physical version of the bisexual pride flag

The pink stripe takes up two fifths of the flag, the purple stripe takes up the middle fifth, and the blue stripe takes up the other two fifths.[1] The flag has been most commonly oriented with the pink stripe at the top, but both orientations are acceptable.[3] The flag is not patented, trademarked, or service marked.[1]

Variation

File:Yellow trillium, April 2018--Warren Bielenberg (40026346960).jpg
The trillium flower is another symbol of bisexuality

The bisexual pride flag is used in different aspect ratios; 2:3 and 3:5 are often used, in common with many other flags.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1999, Michael Page established the use of the trillium flower as a symbol of bisexuality.[8][9][10]

Licensing controversy

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 1998, Page stated that the bisexual pride flag was "for free public and commercial use" and that it was "not patented, trademarked or service marked".[1] In April 2020, BiNet USA falsely claimed that it was the sole copyright owner of the flag and flag colors, and said organizations and individuals who wished to use the flag for commercial purposes would be required to obtain a license from the organization, despite having nothing to do with the flag's design or creation.[11] BiNet's claim and the resulting controversy were covered by Out and LGBTQ Nation, which cast doubt on BiNet's claim and noted that the flag is not eligible for copyright.[11][12]

BiNet USA ultimately ceased to use the flag on May 8, 2020, opting instead to use a different design.[13]

Similar symbols representing bisexuality

Biangles

File:Bi triangles.svg
The biangles, designed by artist Liz Nania to represent bisexuality

The biangles were designed by artist Liz Nania, as she co-organized a bisexual contingent for the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987.[14][15] The design of the biangles began with the pink triangle, a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of gay liberation representing homosexuality. The addition of a blue triangle contrasts the pink and represents heterosexuality. The two triangles overlap and form lavender, which represents the "queerness of bisexuality", referencing the Lavender Menace and 1980s and 1990s associations of lavender with queerness.[16]

Bisexual lighting

A 3D rendering of a skeleton showcasing bisexual lighting
A 3D rendering of a skeleton showcasing bisexual lighting

Bisexual lighting is the simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting and is used to represent bisexual characters. The colors may be a direct reference to the bisexual pride flag.[17][18] Bisexual lighting has been used in studio lighting for film and television, and has been observed in the cinematography of various films. According to BOWIE Creators, the concept of bisexual lighting was invented in 2014 by a Tumblr fan of Sherlock who believed that the lighting was being used to signal that Dr. Watson was bisexual and would eventually be in a romantic relationship with Sherlock Holmes.[19]

Double crescent moon

Because many bisexuals objected to the use of the biangles symbol involving the Nazi-associated pink triangle, Vivian Wagner designed the double crescent moon symbol as an alternative way to symbolize bisexuality.[20][21] Script error: No such module "Gallery".

See also

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References

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