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There are a lot of differing opinions on what should be used, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, etc, etc. I appreciate what inclusive acronyms try to do, but it does get very burdensome for non-queer people. I typically just use "queer", personally, though you obviously have to be a little careful with that one depending on context and perhaps it isn't always entirely encompassing. E.g. are intersex people "queer"? They just have abnormal sex chromosomes.
-A queer
+1 for the simpler queer term.
There's also GRSM (Gender Relational and Sexual Minorities) which I find much more meaningful than LGBTQIA2S+. First it isn't a mash-up of a load of loosely related terms and, secondly, it also includes D/s relationships or ENM (Ethical Non Monogamy) for example. Sadly it doesn't seem to be getting much traction anywhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dang, I hadn't heard of that, but I like it! It's a shame it isn't very "catchy" I suppose lol.
Well imo, to make it easier for people... since the acronym started as LGBT, why not make it LGBT+. It is short and sweet, and less letters to remember.
Personally I've always liked GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minorities). Unfortunately that probably won't catch on anytime soon.
GSRM sounds like a knock off of Grand Theft Auto. Where you cause chaos and crime in some Romanian cities.
I'm pretty sure GSRM wrote A Song of Ice and Fire.
I really only know a sports blogger by that name. Wait did he also write some fiction?
The 2, in this case, is about respecting Indigenous Canadians. I think it's warranted.