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The design of both the genderqueer flag and the nonbinary flag include the colour lavender (purple) in reference to [[LGBT history|LGBTQ+ history]]. The word [[Lavender (color)|lavender]] had long been used to refer to the gay community. A 1935 dictionary of slang included the phrase "a streak of lavender" meaning a person who was regarded as effeminate. A different-gender marriage where both parties were assumed to be gay was called a [[lavender marriage]]. The [[Lavender Scare]] was a moral panic in the mid-20th century, where [[LGBT community|LGBT+ people]] were dismissed ''en masse'' from their jobs with the United States government. Expressions used by the LGBT+ community are sometimes referred to as [[lavender linguistics]].<ref name=":0" />
== History ==
During [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Eurovision 2024]], the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] singer [[Nemo (singer)|Nemo]], who came in first place, sneaked a non-binary flag into the opening ceremony. Nemo later said "I had to sneak in the flag of my non-binary gender because Eurovision told me I couldn't take it out.". <ref>{{Cite web |last=Català |first=Elisenda Forés |date=2024-05-17 |title=Nemo criticizes Eurovision after his victory: "I had to sneak in the flag of my non-binary gender" |url=https://en.ara.cat/misc/nemo-criticizes-eurovision-after-his-victory-had-to-sneak-in-the-flag-of-my-non-binary-gender_1_5032425.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240628045301/https://en.ara.cat/misc/nemo-criticizes-eurovision-after-his-victory-had-to-sneak-in-the-flag-of-my-non-binary-gender_1_5032425.html |archive-date=2024-06-28 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Ara in English |publication-place=[[Catalonia]]}}</ref>
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