#i have a non-binary flag and omni flag but i don’t use either of those labels lol

[navysealt4t]

guys should i order myself a lesbian flag and say it was a gift from my friend i’m feeling impulsive

[lgbtqplus-positivity]

Not to be rude, but I'm genuinely curious about this: what is the difference of omni and ply? I thought there were only 3 main gender categories anyway, Woman, Man, Enby. Am I missing something? I dunno much about genders lolol, so I mean NO HATE TO ANYONE! I love and respect you all!

You certainly are missing something, but I appreciate that you reached out to clear it up. Nonbinary (you should get out of the habit of using "enby" as a blanket term; not all nonbinary people like it or want it used for them) isn't a "third gender," it's a label that covers an entire spectrum of people who don't identify with either of the western binary genders*. For most people, being nonbinary means rejecting the idea of fixed "gender categories" altogether, and some nonbinary people can even choose to align themselves with one or more genders, including the western binary genders, without truly identifying as them. Gender is a very personal thing, and it can be pretty hard to understand when you haven't spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to different people! But if you want to support trans/nonbinary/GNC people, trying to understand things from those different points of view is a really important step.

All that said, in regards to your initial question: bi, pan, poly, and omni often mean different but similar things to different people. I can't find it right now, but there's a really great comic I've seen a few times that points out how those labels can be interpreted in different ways: someone who's bi might be attracted to "men and women," "people of any gender," "men and nonbinary people," etc., and similarly for pan, poly, and omni. Historically, the terms arose out of different contexts, but it's important to be aware that there's no universal definition for any of them. If it comes to picking one for yourself, it's honestly down to which one feels best to you. When I was questioning, I identified as bi just because, between that and pan (the other identity for which my personal definition matched my experience), I liked the bi flag better. :P

* Why do I keep adding "western" to every mention of binary gender? That's because the idea of two genders defined by birth sex is very much a western (European) one, and many non-western cultures around the world have culture-specific gender identities that don't align with either western binary gender. People who identify with such genders can choose to identify as nonbinary (but they can also decline to acknowledge or accept a gender binary at all: how would you feel if you were told you had to embrace an identity based on a system you don't agree with and had no say in?) I unfortunately don't know of any good resources written by people of non-binary cultural genders, but if you want to look into the idea, the Wikipedia page on "Third gender" is... well, not a very good place to start, but it should at least give you an idea of what to search for. (If anyone has good resources, including Tumblr posts, please let me know!)