I usually don’t add the Q at the end; people are free to just imagine that it’s there. The biggest subreddit for gender identity and sexual orientation minorities is /r/LGBT. If you go on Wikipedia and search “LGBT” you get a page titled LGBT, but if you search LGBTQ it redirects to LGBT.
LGBT is the main initialism, LGBTQ+ and all of the variable-length alternatives are really just for seeming more inclusive. I really don’t think adding on too many letters is a good idea because right-wing trolls will speculate about what the additional letters mean and assume whichever answer makes LGBT+ people look bad is true
The collectivist concept of group identity is empowering. Who is going to sacrifice that when they are identifying as a group that is socially incentivized through concepts of oppression?
Fair point. It’s intoxicating, I agree. I use to be in a group that was like that, but I left it cause they were taking advantage of our desperation. Since I left, I’ve not only become more independent, I see a lot of bs now from other similar groups.
Because those few idiots are loud and have cost your group its reputation. best to distance yourself from them as soon as possible. You dont need them to define your identity. Btw, those idiots also dont love you as much as you think.
Because if you represent the alternative?
I’d much rather not.
But again, every group has its bad apples that will soil their rep. Some genuinely from within the community, some bad faith actors trying to discredit.
Why does what was said seem to come off as an attempt to break apart a structure that many use for support and common advancement? (I’m really feeling like it is exactly that…)
I’m not the alternative. I literally told you I’m not with a group. Why not just be yourself? If you need a group to identify with, then that’s your prerogative. But you have to deal with the consequences of being part of the hivemind. Me being by myself means I have to deal with the consequences of not having strength in numbers. We all choose our allegiances, and you must suffer their pros and cons.
Hi I’m a Bi woman so this reply comes from a member of the LGBT.
This post reads like “lgbt rep is ok but keep it quiet”. Or rather I get the feeling its saying to keep it “closeted”.
I don’t want my lgbt rep closeted. I want to see it visible, celebrated and normalized. I want our lifestyle to not bat an eye the way straight lifestyles don’t.
Try again, school would be good for those that are not very well educated on such matters.