Today I got a scornful look from someone because I said LGBTQ. I was corrected… “LGBTQIAP+” Seriously? I think we could help our diverse community by simplifying this… it’s always going to be changing as people are more dimensional than we ever realized. How many more letters can be added and how can we keep up? Can’t we just agree on an all encompassing term like ‘People of the Rainbow’?

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Isn’t the + suppose to cover the entire spectrum outside of LGBTQ?

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Just say “letter people”, they’ll get it.

Everyone wants to be special, just like everyone else. What do IAP+ even mean?

This is as bad as BIPOC instead of POC…the plot has been lost.

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I’d avoid that. Conservatives like to say “alphabet people” as a term of derision. You may not send the message you think.

I was aware of the “IA” acronym additions. Those have been around for awhile. But, the “P” is new to me. Literally just took a diversity training workshop. The moderator was part of the queer community and they were still using LGBTQIA+. That said, good to know. I’ll keep it in mind moving forward.

But, my real question is if there is a plus sign at the end of the acronym, shouldn’t that cover off on the emerging gender identities and orientations? Or, does a letter get added to the acronym when a big portion of the queer community starts to identify with it? And, if that’s the case, who makes that decision? GLAAD’s executive board, or is it put to a vote? Or, is it something that just starts to happen organically within the community?

If anyone knows, I’m genuinely curious.

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I thought + meant “has HIV” cuz they have a history of being stigmatized and its most common among gays

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IAP+? Where do these updates happen

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People of the rainbow? Gtfo. But I do agree that we need to be a little more forgiving when people try. All this chastising when the intent is there has to stop. It just creates posts like these

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Green seems more lesbian to me. Orange=definitely gay.

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I love my lgbtq neighbors but I stopped adding letters after q …just +. Peace and love.

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I still think ‘Rainbow’ is best.

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This is exhausting and it isn’t at the same time. I’m curious for when they start adding numbers and special characters like a strong password.

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You can say queer community if you’re trying to avoid saying ten letters.

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A scornful look? Heavens to Betsy! Are you OK?

How about “LGBTX”

Lesbian gay bi of Texas?

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