Sincere question: when talking about “the LGBTQ+ community” in spoken conversation, is there an acceptable alternative term just for flow purposes? I tend to use “queer” as shorthand which I’ve heard others use gracefully but wondering if there’s another term.
I thought about just saying “everyone in the rainbow” but I dunno if that’s common but it sounds kinda nice?
Boosts appreciated I want do check myself in this cuz it’s important and I’m curious what folks do
@twisterghost I use queer for myself & def prefer it over LGBTQIA+ and its variants. I like the reappropriation. Any group of likeminded folks I'm in, queer is a preferred term as well.
Some folks find queer icky due to its history; I've heard "gendernonconforming people", which I find icky - idk, makes it sound like I choose to not conform? And I could if I only wanted to?
Never heard of "everyone in the rainbow"; sounds nice n unicorn-y though, might try it out 🦄
@twisterghost I pretty much always say queer
@twisterghost curious as well. My son recently came out so I'd like to become accustomed to the proper lingo.