LogFAQs > #885044399

I've heard that an optimal acronym that some people stand by is QUILTBAG - it's kinda dumb, but it has a lot of coverage and it works like a mnemonic so you can recall it fairly easily. Personally I stand by LGBTQIA+, not because the other letters aren't important but because I feel goofy typing out QUILTBAG.

Depending on the crowd, people count the A as asexual or ally. there's a vocal contingent on Tumblr who are convinced that Asexual people don't belong in the community, because people say that ace people who swing towards hetero are just as valid as aces as ones who swing towards the more gay/pan side of things. The whole group is considered hetero invaders, and they're bombarded with hate mail and shit by TERF-type people. The same sort of people only see the word "queer" as a slur and an insult, while there's a large group who have reclaimed it and use it as a general descriptor to other people to signify that they're not straight, but they're not entirely sure where they're at. Basically your stereotypical "victimized" Tumblrite. It's fucking annoying to see these people fight for what they see as protection of the LGBTQIA+ community from hate, pain and malice, but actively try to harm two subsets of people who are included in the community, and a lot of the extended acronyms. They try to uphold LGBT as the One True Acronym, and they'll say all sorts of heinous shit to justify it. Fuck them.

EDIT: For the record, just preferring LGBT isn't a dick move, that's your choice and it's cool if you're still down with other orientations and subsets of people even if they're not included in the acronym you prefer. People who dick around and spread hate, slander and lies to uphold the LGBT acronym and maintain that nothing else matters? That's where my beef lies.
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