LGBTQ2 - the long-awaited sequel.
Best thing since they announced pussy 2
There was a petition to offer refugee status to LGBT Americans put before the House of Commons recently, I just got an email update about it because I signed it, and apparently they accept some refugees on this basis, but it doesn’t look like many. I say open the borders and bring me your gays, America. We’ll be nicer to them than you are.
My fiance and I have been looking into moving to Canada. He’s a librarian in a small town and things are not looking so great.
It’s really expensive unfortunately, but it’s a hell of a lot safer by and large.
We’re planning on lilypadding our way up through New England while we go through the citizenship process. These next few years are gonna suck major ass.
Please promise to not vote for any Conservatives and we’ll welcome you with open arms
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Come stay with me. You just gotta walk my dog if I’m late from work.
Be careful with offers like that. There are several million more Americans looking to flee than you can house.
I wish I was joking
No I know. I’d honestly help people though.
I was born to go dance and cycle all over montreal. Im in a northern state, rural, fuck all going on here.
To be honest a lot of Canada is very provincial in location and mental state. But at least we’re mostly nice.
TERF Island is welcoming the whole LGBT?
The “2” is for two-spirited which is a traditional Native American concept and that is neat.
So no LGBTQ sequel? 😥 /j
2 Gay 2 Furious
2 Gay 2 Fabulous
I’ll wait for part 7
LGBTQ2: Electric Boogaloo
LGBTQ2: Electric Boogaloo.
What’s wild about “two-spirit” is that it’s not a really definite concept (that is, it is a neologism from 1990 that does not have a universal understanding among tribal traditions) but what it does accomplish is replacing the perjorative European anthropological term
slur
berdache, from Arabic burdaj “slave” meaning basically a young male submissive gay partner
TIL that term is considered a slur. I remember learning about them in anthropology class ~15 years ago and that was the term used.
So is the respectful terminology today to use whichever modern LGBTQ label is accurate, or should I use two-spirit in historical context?
When speaking of first nations and amerindians who are queer and self-identify as two-spirit, use two-spirit. Historically, I don’t know.
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Ah yes, the sequel LGBTQ2: Electric Boogaloo
I mean, it’s for 2 spirit. Pretty rude comment to make on an article like this by the way.
Genuinely curious, what is 2 spirit? I try to stay hip with the lingo but that one’s new to me
Two-spirit” refers to a person who identifies as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit, and is used by some Indigenous people to describe their sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity.As an umbrella term it may encompass same-sex attraction and a wide variety of gender variance, including people who might be described in Western culture as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, gender queer, cross-dressers or who have multiple gender identities. Two-spirit can also include relationships that could be considered poly. The creation of the term “two-spirit” is attributed to Elder Myra Laramee, who proposed its use during the Third Annual Inter-tribal Native American, First Nations, Gay and Lesbian American Conference, held in Winnipeg in 1990. The term is a translation of the Anishinaabemowin term niizh manidoowag, two spirits.
From lgbtqhealth.ca
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Did you bother even attempting looking into what’s it’s for or just criticizing it out of general homophobia?
When Republicans call us stupid, this is the reason… Seriously, they are adding numbers now…
I’m done adding to it. Instead, I’m waiting for when sexually rigid and prude people are the minority instead, so that eventually “LGBTQ2…” becomes “regular people” and the prudes are the ones singled out as different.
We don’t want none of those *spits* cishets round these parts, now do we? You best turn right back round from where ya came, straight boy.
Wow… that #2 seems to have taken this article hostage.
Imagine if it were at the beginning like it is ually displayed in Canada.
Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or intersex - or 2SLGBTQI+ for short.
I assume they meant + and it’s some kind of typo
It’s “two spirit”, which is an indigenous term.
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It means two-spirited and it’s part of an Indigenous concept of gender and worldview.
Thank you! 2 Spirited was my first introduction to what it meant to be Queer, and it’s pretty cool to see this variation on the acronym.
Hey no problem glad I could help. It’s part of decolonization to include everyone in on Indigenous terms.
It’s more relevant for NA, it’s an indigenous thing iirc.
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Jesus. At this point can we just say LGBTO and have the O mean Others? It’s getting cringy af, and I’m saying that as a trans person.
That was the whole point of the “Q”! In fact, we could ditch the LGBT and just stick with a fully inclusive “Queer”.
You don’t even need the O, because that’s what the Q means.
I’d love if we could get to a place where the Q encompasses all of the identities. As it stands, it feels like Queer has taken on an identity of its own.
I’d love to get to a place where there is no LGBTQ+ community at all. That’s what actually winning looks like.
Don’t worry there are only 107 recognized genders. I’d like to hear any politician throw that one around
Why can’t those 107 genders fall under T for trans? I feel old for saying this, but if you don’t identify with your birth gender then doesn’t that make a person trans? Why do they need a extra letter on LGBT for it?
I don’t know, I don’t subscribe to any of that shit. I don’t care whatya do in your personal life but if you come up to me and look like a guy, I’m gonna say what up dude. You get offended by that ya can GFY lol
So you’re a transhpobe? At least just say you’re a transphobic person, it’s a lot easier than typing in that cringy comment.
No, I couldn’t give a shit what you do in your life. I’m not changing for anyone, I am me. If you don’t like it, go elsewhere. If that’s transphobic, sure what ever. I really don’t care because it doesn’t affect my life
Recognized by whom? Most countries recognize 3: male, female, and everything inbetween
You get to be in the acronym. But you’re on your own for affordable food.
this is so stupid lol
It’s a Native American term that has been in use for thousands of years longer than whatever newbie civilization your ancestors came from.
Damn. New version already?
There’s a part 2 now? How much better is it? Or is the original always the best?
laughs in Aliens and Terminator 2
Aliens and Terminator 2 was really the surprise crossover hit of the decade.
The first one did not become as popular as many people hoped. Yet, plenty remain hopeful that the imminent sequel faces less stigma.
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LGBTQ what now?
Two-Spirited. Apparently it’s a Native American term used to indicate a third gender.
LGBTQ2: Electric Bugaloo
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“Not all countries have the same values and legal system that we have in Canada. As a result, it is important for you to be informed about the legal framework and social customs governing sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in your destination country,” that page notes.
Wow, way to understate that. I suppose they have to downplay it though because if they were honest about the state of the US then they’d have to acknowledge that large swaths of the US can no longer be considered even remotely safe for members of the LGBT community. As such, they would have to consider the possibility that of members of the LGBT community might seek asylum in Canada and if so, that they could no longer turn them away on the basis that the US is a safe harbor (iirc many countries ban US citizens from seeking asylum because the US is supposed to be a “safe country”).
Edit: Canada likes to claim that LGBT people from the US and UK can achieve refugee status, however the US-Canada Safe Third Country agreement says otherwise. Note that while there are exceptions to the agreement, none of them involve people who are members of the LGBT and/or BIPOC communities. In fact, it sounds like, based on the canada.ca link, that Canada recently expanded it to make it harder for people to claim refugee status if they’re coming from the US, which is kinda the opposite of what they should be doing.
I hope the new v2 update doesn’t come with a battlepass.
Where can I find the patch notes?
I can’t say I blame them.
Strangely Canada is the only country I travelled to from Europe where I was verbally asked in their airport border control: if I was Mormon, as not, what my religion was, and if I was gay. Not the tolerant country I always heard about.
I live in Canada and I’ve never heard of this happening. Did they just straight up ask you this at customs?
Yes, he was the police admission controller in the airport. The one who decides if you can access it not the country. I was 21yo. I dislike people don’t believing me but that supports the fact that those questions were as inappropriated as I always thought.
At least make the lie believable
I don’t lie but you won’t believe what you don’t want to. Therefore, bye.
I don’t believe you.
Is up to you to deny this reality I can do nothing else then tell what happened to me.
What? That’s definitely an exception.
This was my awkward episode in Canada as I expected the country to be open minded and tolerant.
You were getting hit on by a gay ex-Mormon. He was awkward. He wants you to know he’s sorry he made you uncomfortable.
