The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.
    • rgb3x3@beehaw.org
      10·
      1 year ago

      Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I think even the LGBT+ community gets annoyed with it. It’s the media that seems to want to keep adding letters to this ever-growing acronym.

      In my opinion, it just makes the whole thing seem more like a joke to the people who want to find reasons to dislike the movement.

      • LadyAutumnEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        People who are homophobic or transphobic don’t care what terminology we use. We could literally only use the word “gay” and they would absolutely continue to hate us.

        Also, the use of progressive terminology originates within the queer community. 2SLGBTQ as an acronym began being used specifically to acknowledge two spirit people, who have faced a great amount of racism and queerphobia even from within the queer community. This term was neither invented by the media nor popularized by it.

    • DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml
      9·
      1 year ago

      I wonder how many fucking numbers and letters they will keep adding over the fucking years.

      Numbers and letters over the years:

      “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”

      Galations 5:14

      “Be genial, sweet and kind towards your companions.”

      Mino-ī-Kherad, II.7

      “For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”

      Jeremiah 4:22

    • 07Chess@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      1 year ago

      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·
        1 year ago

        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
          1·
          1 year ago
          • 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·
            1 year 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