Emojis featuring non-binary and same-sex couples will soon be available to iPhone and Android users, reported Gay Star News.
Unicode, the company responsible for choosing the emojis available to iPhones, Androids, and computers, announced 230 new emojis that will be available in October.
Of these 230 emojis will be the gender-neutral “People holding hands” emoji, the “Men holding hands” emoji, and the “Women holding hands” emoji. All will be listed under the family category and be available in 16 different skin tone combinations.
The disabled community will also see more representation on their keyboards, as blind people using canes and people in wheelchairs will soon be available as well.
However, despite the new additions, users have noted the lack of a trans flag emoji, as well as the bisexual, lesbian, pansexual, and asexual flags.
https://twitter.com/mimmymum/status/1093430382454820864
People have been demanding a trans flag emoji be included for months. One person even resulted to making a Twitter account, @transflagemoji, where they’ve tweeted Unicode once every three hours saying, “We have the ___ emoji, but not one for the transgender flag,” since October 2018, filling the blank with different emojis.
https://twitter.com/transflagemoji/status/1093487906352705537
https://twitter.com/transflagemoji/status/1093306711790768129
Currently, LGBTQ-inclusive emojis that are available are gender-neutral face emojis, which were introduced in 2017, and the Pride Flag.