[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Queer was used as a slur but I thought the point was they had reclaimed it the same way the n word has been

I've seen it used most often by those on the far left tbh who connect it to radical politics

Yeah, you never hear it come up in "normal" conversation, people just say gay or whatever

[Livia]

I reckon that the string of initials will go on until eventually everyone's included and not inclined to place themselves and others in categories.

[Gstar]

Originally Posted by Livia

I reckon that the string of initials will go on until eventually everyone's included and not inclined to place themselves and others in categories.

Because this world is ****ing stupid

[Oliver_W]

It's LGBT. Anything beyond that is nonsense.

I don't acknowledge "Queer", as it doesn't belong in the acronym; at best, it could be used as an alternative, because Queer is an umbrella term for things in LGBT. Why include an umbrella term in an umbrella term?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

It's LGBT. Anything beyond that is nonsense.

I don't acknowledge "Queer", as it doesn't belong in the acronym; at best, it could be used as an alternative, because Queer is an umbrella term for things in LGBT. Why include an umbrella term in an umbrella term?

All of those things get lumped together
Seems it could go on forever
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella?
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay-ay

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

All of those things get lumped together
Seems it could go on forever
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella?
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay-ay

That deserves a LOL.

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

All of those things get lumped together
Seems it could go on forever
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella?
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay-ay

I do love you.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

I do love you.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

All of those things get lumped together
Seems it could go on forever
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella?
Why include an umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Umbrella in an umbrella
Ella
Ella
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay
Ay-ay

Originally Posted by Dezzy

A line has to be drawn, the LGBT is for people of non-normative sexuality (and genders in the case of Trans people) to come together.

It's not for Barbara who read Fifty Shades of Grey and now thinks she's an pressed minority because she likes a bit of light S&M in a fictional setting.

It honestly makes me mad the more I think about it, it makes an utter mockery of the cause.

..In keeping with TS though...what about Barbara, Dezzy...that poor pressed minority, Barbara who likes a little S&M and the likes of...

Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
You've got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann

[smudgie]

What about us poor beggars that just don’t want to be labelled by our sexual orientation?

[Maru]

[Maru]

Originally Posted by smudgie

What about us poor beggars that just don’t want to be labelled by our sexual orientation?

[Tom4784]

A line has to be drawn, the LGBT is for people of non-normative sexuality (and genders in the case of Trans people) to come together.

It's not for Barbara who read Fifty Shades of Grey and now thinks she's an pressed minority because she likes a bit of light S&M in a fictional setting.

It honestly makes me mad the more I think about it, it makes an utter mockery of the cause.

[user104658]

It's exhausting is all I can really think to say in all seriousness. It's exhausting even for those who "aren't involved" so I can only imagine how exhausting it is for those who make it a deliberate part of their everyday existence.

Also if I'm going to be totally frank...... ... I can see why it's an ideology that seems to come hand in hand with a big ol' serving of anxiety and depression for a lot of people. There's nothing wrong with being individually whoever you want to be, but all of the "rules" and labels that come along with it? And trying to keep track of them? It's a chaotic mindset.