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Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 12 hours agoFive letters is fine, but I’m not subscribed to the new’s letter for knowing what all the add-ons to it mean. It never changes anything for me to know anyway. Just treat people with dignity. “Queer” should be fine at this point for casual use.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
In my daily dealings with fellow queers™, I find most people say “LGBT” in casual speech instead of other variations of the acronym, occasionally adding the “Q”, but I’ve never heard somebody casually drop a “LGBTQIA+.” I think we all know that LGBT is inclusive; that, or there’s a silent ellipsis at the end.
CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Canada uses 2SLGBTQIA+, www.canada.ca/en/…/2slgbtqi-plus-glossary.html
Schmoo@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
I think part of it is that a lot of straight people who are allies but not as familiar with the queer community feel strange about using the word queer, thinking that it’s a reclaimed slur that they wouldn’t be allowed to say if they aren’t themselves queer. They don’t realize that the queer community has collectively decided that no “pass” is needed for the word queer.