LGBTQIA+?

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I've just read a bbc news article about a group set up in Suffolk. I'm confused by the inclusion of intersex with LGBTQ+ as I've not seen this before. I have read on here that in general intersex people don't wish to be dragged into the trans issues so I am surprised to see the "I" in there.
To be honest I've not been following things much lately as got so stressed with it all so I may have missed this new to me inclusion.
LGB is about sexual orientation/preference to me so including everything else that isn't about sexual preference other than heterosexual seems to lessen that somehow. I worry that by including so many other things in with the LGB that people will get sick of it and homophobia will increase as it feels like it's being pushed a great deal.
I've probably not explained that very well at all.

I’ve been seeing a few various pride march images. Nothing to do with sexuality by the looks if it - more to do with men dressed like ultra sexed Barbies or female anime, men with facial hair in ‘women’s clothes’ trying to intimidate woman, bondage boys and straight (but they would never admit it) teary eyed teeny boppers swallowing the current dogma and lies. And lots of sparkles and rainbows. And quite a lot of male aggression (from the males and teeny boppers).

What happened?

You missed the men dressed as puppies dancing in front of children. That's what happened.

...so C doesn't stand for Celibate.

Nope. One of the As is for celibate.

I certainly didn’t miss the tent with puppies and toys - and grown ups dressed as furry critters. Definitely not to for children oh no.

...Asexual or Abstaining?

The second is a better fit, but notably excludes the incels.

Just said the cupboard space bit to my dad and husband

They are sniggering too

Asexual aren't celibate. The libfem poster on here who ended most of her sentences with a question mark said it was literal violence (or something) to assume that asexual didn't have sex.

*Asexuals. Another word salad item to add to the autocorrect!

www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/c40ow2/you_gotta_give_respect_to_recieve_it/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This popped up on my feed yesterday. Comments are...interesting. Seems like there could be a push for a new acronym -'GRSM' (Gender, Romantic and Sexual Minorities). Of course 'gender' is put first 🙄.

GRSM doesn't include people with DSDs though. They are not a sexual minority, unless once again words don't mean anything anymore. They should really be looked at under the lens of disability rights. That's certainly the argument I've seen from some DSD advocates who protested against the conflation of trans and DSD issues. They would obviously like a focus on their specific issues of course, especially with the medical community (much as we've had separate focuses on autism or spina bifida or trisomy 21 in the past). None of those groups have ever been helped by being lumped in with other completely unrelated minority groups.

This thread has had me thinking about, and humming along, to a certain song. But it is striking how far the debate has moved on since those heady days.

But your rules still do not apply to me.

(and Kirstie: Awwwwww)

I see the thread police have been reporting us again 🙄

As someone who is LGBT, this made me laugh!