• Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You can just say queer if you prefer to, or LGBTQ+. And LGBT was coined in 1988 so we added like 5 letters in 35 years. Is that so hard?

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      1 year ago

      Yes - eleven-syllable references are wildly excessive. Especially when the consistent alternative is one. Seeing all these meandering additions and substitutions, mostly in very recent times, is actively unhelpful to a movement that strives for solidarity. You don’t get that by rattling off every sub-group, as if anyone who’s not mentioned by name is unwelcome.

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        1 year ago

        I see, not hard for me so maybe it’s the curse of knowledge.

        is actively unhelpful to a movement that strives for solidarity

        The movement clearly disagrees, so… I guess your advice won’t come to fruition. Anyway, you’re free to pick your own terms as long as it’s in good faith.