As the title states really. I need to refer to this diverse group of people, who somehow have gotten put in the same box labeled “sexual minorites”.

I’m a boring CISHET vanilla white male, so I don’t really know. I want to include as many as I can when I refer to “lgbtq+ people”. I’ve been studying various flags, trying to find the one flag I need. But I can’t really figure it out.

Is lgbtq+ the preferred term, or what should I use? Is a flag better? I don’t want to hurt someone by not including them.

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    I’m not looking to fight anyone here. I’m sorry if I came across way. I want to stop my boomer coworkers from hurting LGTBQ people in our organization, and if that resolves in me debating my coworkers then that’s a fight I’m not gonna back down from… #imactuallynotverybadassjustextremelytired

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      Oooh I see what you meant now lol. But yeah, I feel you.

      What’s funny is that a lot of my coworkers would shit-talk trans people until they learned I was transitioning. Now all of the sudden they’re more nuanced and understanding 🤔

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        Last time I did was today, but that was in a teasing funny setting, and to a person I hold a great deal of respect for.

        I wouldn’t in a discussion, I hate name calling, it’s counter productive. But in my mind…

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          But it exists in your head, right? Like you have mentally categorised an age of people as boomers, and you’re associating a behaviour with that category?

          The reason I say is that age is also a protected category…

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            Hmm I guess you’re right… I hadn’t thought of it that way before.

            I think I describe the behavior more than the age group, but I still see what you’re saying. Thanks for call me out on it.