"I wouldn’t call myself an artist, but I’ve dabbled with drawing and bits of Photoshop, so I decided to create it myself. I found genderfluid to be fitting but was disappointed with the lack of symbolic representation," Poole said. At the time I knew genderqueer fit me, but it still felt too broad. "I had been trying to find an identity that fit me. It appears that multiple photographers were standing around as the flag burning ensued.
As the flag was ignited, someone is heard saying 'Lets Go' as a few claps can be heard protesters. In an interview with Majestic Mess Designs, Poole said they created the flag because genderfluidity lacked a symbol and the term "genderqueer" didn't exactly fit. 'BLM-antifa rioters burn the US flag at their gathering in downtown Portland,' the Twitter user wrote, alongside the video in an early Sunday morning post. Purple: Represents both masculinity and feminity
The flag was created by JJ Poole in 2012 according to OutRight Action International. How often someone's identity shifts depends on the individual. People who are genderfluid don't identify with one gender, but rather their gender identity shifts between male, female, or somewhere else on the spectrum.