Glbt, lgbt, lgbtq...?
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December 18th, 2008
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I’ve noticed what I remember starting out as GLBT changed to LGBT, nice to see feminism in that community too, I guess…now, where the hell did LGBTQ come from? Last I heard, “queer” was a somewhat derogatory term for gays…now it’s not even referring to gays? A subset of gays? This reminds me of the “progression” of terms for black people…nigra, Negro, colored, African-American, black, etc… What’s with the Q?
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i believe the Q is for questioning and not the word queer.
That would explain it a lot better…can anyone confirm that? Wait…“questioning” as in just trying everything to see what feels best? When did that become a social group?
Q is for Questioning, and it applies to people who just don’t know.
And queer (in general) isn’t really offensive. It’s more of an overarching term. The queer community = the LGBTQQITTAJIOEFIOSOIDHFOIWHEOISDHFOI community. It’s more succinct, standard, and all-inclusive. And, for those of us who don’t necessarily fit into one of the neat little labels of sexuality, it’s a nice way to say “I’m not hetero.”
The q really can be queer or questioning. My old roommate would use LGBTQQIA (queer, questioning, intersex, allies).
It’s just an attempt at being inclusive. And yes, like lefteh said, “queer” is anything that is not man on top of woman, missionary sex. Theorists use it to mean any kind of sexual orientation that in some way alters traditional gender roles (like a male submissive in BDSM).
Q is both queer or questioning. It was originally questioning, but then they “took back” queer. Um, we often call it alphabet soup. Or “GLBTQAlphabetSoup”.
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