The flag was not intended to replace the [[genderqueer flag]], which was created by Marilyn Roxie in 2011, but to be flown alongside it, and many believe it was intended to represent people who did not feel adequately represented by the genderqueer flag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Cecilia |date=2021-11-10 |title=What Is The Non-Binary Pride Flag, And What Does It Stand For? |url=https://queerintheworld.com/non-binary-pride-flag/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231016201845/https://queerintheworld.com/non-binary-pride-flag/ |archive-date=2023-10-16 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Queer in the World |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
During [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Eurovision 2024]], the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] singer [[Nemo (singer)|Nemo]], who came in first place, [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024#Enforcement of flag policy|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=https://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> Despite banning the non-binary flag, Eurovision's official [[Instagram]] account posted an image of the flag after the contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ragozhina |first=Nadia |date=2024-05-13 |title=Eurovision song contest: EU lodges official complaint over flag ban |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4dd9lzx02o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628050532/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4dd9lzx02o |archive-date=2024-06-28 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[BBC]] }}</ref>
== Emoji ==
Due to the [[Unicode Consortium]] having a [[blanket policy]] on not adding any additional flag [[Emoji|emojisemoji]]s, an emoji for the non-binary will not be added.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=Guidelines for Submitting Unicode Emoji Proposals |url=https://www.unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240628204147/http://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html |archive-date=2024-06-28 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref> A [[blog]] post by the Unicode Consortium in 2022 recommended using different coloured heart emojis as an alternative (''{{Abbr|eg|for example}}'': 💛🤍💜🖤), though using squares or circles is equally-common (''{{Abbr|eg|for example}}'': 🟨⬜🟪⬛, 🟡⚪🟣⚫).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennifer |first=Daniel |date=2020-03-28 |title=The Past and Future of Flag Emoji |url=http://blog.unicode.org/2022/03/the-past-and-future-of-flag-emoji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240628041540/http://blog.unicode.org/2022/03/the-past-and-future-of-flag-emoji.html |archive-date=2024-06-28 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=blog.unicode.org |publisher=[[Unicode Consortium]]}}</ref>