(04-20-2023, 08:42 AM)WingerDinger Wrote:

(04-19-2023, 10:09 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Would you believe the general population of L and G of the LGBTQIA WTHE (what the hell ever) want no part of the BTQIA part of that equation? 

I read down the comments of one of Winger's Twitter shares, I think from the psycho who killed those kids in the TN school. One of the commenters said the gay and lesbian community wants nothing to do with the rest of the acronym alphabet. Said they're taking over the gay/lesbian cause (much like liberals taking over the democratic party) and they're tired of being lumped in with the nutcases. Many more in the G&L community chimed in with the same thoughts and complaints.

Evidently they're more about knowing exactly who you are and who you love. Period. They don't even like bisexuals for the most part. "Choose a side and own it" is how they feel. 

After reading that I have more respect for those folks who do feel that way.

Yeah I've seen that a lot in my spelunking into the depths of Twitter.. A lot of the L's and G's want absolutely NOTHING to do with the T's anymore.. 

Side track question.. Aren't all L's and Q's the same as G's? And if so, do they really need all the extra letters?

Historically speaking, gay men and gay women wanted nothing to do with each other.  It wasn't until after WWII that there's much evidence of them working together politically.

Yes, all of the letters are types of Q's.  If someone says they are a Q, it just means their identity is not straight but they're not sure what it specifically is yet. Q also encompasses new identities such as nonbinary, asexual, and aromatic, and there is some doubt as to if these are truly permanent identities.

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