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jsomae@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Canada uses 2SLGBTQIA+, www.canada.ca/en/…/2slgbtqi-plus-glossary.html

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- jsomae@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  yeah, I mean, we do that officially but not in conversation.
  
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  - CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Amazon prime video uses it in Canada, as a genre.
    
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    jsomae@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    yes that’s nice I’m sure amazon must be a very progressive company
    
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