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Is queer an equivalent substitute for lgbtq(...)+? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org
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Hello!

I am new here, and new to the LGBT community in general. Around 6-7 weeks ago I realized I was trans(htf do you make it to 30 and not realize?)

In talking to my therapist, they said they(belonging to the community themselves) like to use queer as shorthand since it includes everyone and isn't an unending acronym that is constantly getting new letters. I also like that and would use it, but being new, I'm not sure how others who've been here longer feel.

Are they equivalent?

I don't like how the acronym keeps changing and accidentally leaving out a letter could be taken as an intentional slight.

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[โ€“] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depending on the usage, yes.

Adding more and more letters isn't just a problem for others, but as you carve GSM (gender and sexual minorities) into smaller and smaller buckets, then it becomes more obvious when one is excluded.

THAT being said, LGBTQ is sufficient for some people and not for others. Queer is often used in a derogatory way, and makes some people uncomfortable.

Language is tricky, and forcing a society to use specific words can also cause significant backlash. Should focus on fixing intent and not specific wording.

[โ€“] Lmaydev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

I always found LGBT to be pretty exclusionary personally.

I'd much prefer something like gender, sexually or romantically queer.