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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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[–] A_Very_Big_Fan 23 points 7 months ago (11 children)

My two cents as a trans person: The Q (queer) is an umbrella term for everyone who didn't fall under L G B or T, so adding anything after that is just unnecessary and begging for right wingers to make a joke out of it.

So "LGBTQ" is safest, but most of the time I just say "LGBT" tbh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (10 children)

I get where you're coming from, but what about the wide swath of people in this post, who are not covered by the term? Like aromantics and asexuals?

begging for right wingers to make a joke out of it

Who's to say I'm not kinda looking for it? Come at me, I'm angry, I sorta want a fight. I can hold my own in a debate, and if I can get you to expose your obsolete and inhumane views by attacking me, then YOU are the one who's outed.

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan 19 points 7 months ago (8 children)

aromantics and asexuals

They're covered by the term "queer" too because they're not heterosexual. And if anyone identifies as "agender" they'd be covered by the Q too, since they're not cisgender.

I'm angry, I sorta want a fight

I don't think we have anything to fight about lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't want to fight either!

Speaking as an aromantic though, I am very heterosexual. I just don't enjoy all the lovey dovey squishy romantic things.. Holding hands is mostly ok, anything beyond that kinda grosses me out. (Kissing is so weird...) I very much enjoy most of the more intimate physical things though.

Many aromantics enjoy physical relationships, but don't understand the more romantic aspects of them.

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