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An Idea- LGBT Mumsnetters Board

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gayhistorynerd · 27/02/2025 15:21

I was thinking just before that a board I'd really appreciate on this site would be an LGBT Mumsnetters board; not dissimilar to some of the other "demographic" boards such as the Neurodivergent Mumsnetters board, the Muslim Mumsnetters board, or the Black Mumsnetters board. Currently it seems like most LGBT topics have to be channeled into either LGBT Children or LGBT Parents, and while I imagine many of the LGBT users here are parents it seems that people only use that board to discuss parenting, meaning there's nowhere currently for general LGBT discussion. Much like with the other demographic boards, I find when these subjects come up in Chat that it often devolves into debates the OP clearly hadn't been looking for- so I was wondering if it would be worthwhile to have a similarly-aimed board that stays off of the Active Threads page?

No worries if not, of course! I'm mostly just floating the idea to see if this is something which is being considered, has previously been considered, or even just if it's something other users would appreciate.

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whatnooow · 27/02/2025 15:33

BiologicalRobot · 27/02/2025 15:26

Personally I think the children and parents boards should be merged, but I also think the LGB should have a separate board to the T as they are totally different. It would be similar to having the Black and South Asian boards as one big board which would be ridiculous as they have different needs and different perspectives.

Edit - can't spell 🙄

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I agree with this too. I'll never know why the T was shoved in with the sexual orientation category.

EmpressaurusKitty · 27/02/2025 15:29

I also think the LBG should have a separate board to the T as they are totally different. It would be similar to having the Black and South Asian boards as one big board which would be ridiculous as they have different needs and different perspectives.

This. I think a lot of the lesbians on MN currently mainly post on the feminism boards & wouldn’t choose to join in an LGBT one.

BiologicalRobot · 27/02/2025 15:26

Personally I think the children and parents boards should be merged, but I also think the LGB should have a separate board to the T as they are totally different. It would be similar to having the Black and South Asian boards as one big board which would be ridiculous as they have different needs and different perspectives.

Edit - can't spell 🙄