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DippityDu t1_ixdwvk7 wrote

Reply to comment by Ituzzip in Amazing quote from Richard M. Fierro, the Club Q hero that probably saved dozens of lives by Oh-God-Its-Kale

Ha, my daughter is openly queer in middle school. She and her friends just say "alphabet" now. And what's funny, the first time I heard her say "alphabet people" or "my alphabet fam" I immediately knew what that meant.

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Ituzzip t1_ixdyixu wrote

Yeah, a lot of people mock LGBT activists for adding letters without seeming to realize that it’s harmless, and we make fun of it too.

LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIAA+ etc are all sort of interchangeable. There are also about a thousand different pride flags. People keep adding new Pride flags every year. It’s all about self-expression, and not taking things too seriously. If you are not causing harm, violating consent, or excluding someone (which to be fair can be complicated topics), we’re a community that frowns on saying people shouldn’t do what makes them happy.

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utegardloki t1_ixkkmnt wrote

Heh, when I was an "alphabet youth", I briefly made a playful push to rebrand the community as BLT, because (so my reasoning went) you can probably throw a rock and find someone who hates a collection of letters, but you'll be hard pressed to find someone willing to say they "hate BLTs"...

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