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[–] 07Chess@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ve been saying for years if we just said queer and trans we could pretty much capture the whole thing. In a lot of ways I think straight cis folks and corporate culture are some of the main drivers of the alphabet soup acronym because they can’t imagine saying queer.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

in addition, its okay to just say lgbt. none of us are expecting people to remember that whole thing

i typically say lgbt+ cuz i like being positive (hehe), but it matters much less than some folk will make it seem

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

for other categories doesn't suffice, we also need * to represent, by wildcard, those that don't fit any category, as well as - for those who fit the other letters/symbols but don't want to identify with the rainbow mainstream (say, gay folks who aren't fans of gay marriage)

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

yeah so anyway i say lgbt+ or lgbtq+ to include everyone because nobody actually complains about my support

-sincerely, nikki, part of the lgbtq+ community