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Display the flags and their descriptions any way you please! Here are some suggestions:

Display the description Cut each flag in half, then underneath the flag so display the descriptions residents need to lift each underneath so residents For boards that don’t flag to learn more. need to open the flag to allow interactivity, post learn more. the description next to or slightly on top of each flag.

If you have a smaller bulletin board and need to eliminate a few flags, the polysexual and genderqueer flags tend to be less commonly used, so are probably the best to cut due to size constraints. For more information about this board, contact @ithaca.edu. Board designed by Residence Director Samantha Guter, 2017. What colors do you fly? Pansexual Bisexual means a person is attracted to two or more .

More than half of the LGBTQ+ community identifies as bi, but only 28% of bisexuals say all the most important people in their life know their !

Learn more: Biresource.org Bisexual.org

Pansexuality means a person is attracted to all genders.

Pansexuality is not the same thing as bisexuality, but there can be overlap. Less than 1% of the population identifies as pansexual, including the comic book hero Deadpool!

Learn more: stop-.com/pansexuality.htm Asexual means a person is not sexually attracted to others.

About 1% of the population is asexual, according to most recent studies. Asexuality is an identity, not a choice - and asexuals can still have romantic feelings and sexual partners!

Learn more: Asexuality.org scarleteen.com/tags/asexual

Intersex means a person was born with characteristics not matching the binary.

Experts estimate up to 1.7% of the population are born with intersex traits - about equal to how many people are born as redheads!

Learn more: isna.org interactadvocates.org Genderqueer Transgender means a person’s does not match their sex assigned at birth.

It is estimated that there are 1.4 million people in the United States who identify as transgender! However, only 18 states have clear laws prohibiting against transgender individuals.

Learn more: transstudent.org transequality.org

Genderqueer means a person who does not identify with the .

It is estimated that about 25-35% of people in the transgender community identify on the non- binary or genderqueer spectrum.

Learn more: genderqueerid.com genderfork.com Genderfluid Polysexual Genderfluid means a person whose gender identity fluctuates over time.

A genderfluid person could identify as male, , non-binary or any combination or lack of gender identities at any given time, and it may change from day to day or even hour to hour.

Learn more: gender.wikia.com/wiki/Gender_Fluid genderdiversity.org/resources/terminology/

Polysexuality means a person is attracted to more than one gender.

Polysexuality is similar to bisexuality and pansexuality, but some people prefer the label of polysexuality to define their .

Learn more: rationalwiki.org/wiki/Polysexuality