Hello!

I am new here, and new to the LGBT community in general. Around 6-7 weeks ago I realized I was trans(htf do you make it to 30 and not realize?)

In talking to my therapist, they said they(belonging to the community themselves) like to use queer as shorthand since it includes everyone and isn’t an unending acronym that is constantly getting new letters. I also like that and would use it, but being new, I’m not sure how others who’ve been here longer feel.

Are they equivalent?

I don’t like how the acronym keeps changing and accidentally leaving out a letter could be taken as an intentional slight.

  • OttoVonGoon@beehaw.org
    3·
    10 months ago

    I use “queer person” and “queer folk” as I find it sounds softer than just “queer” and also serves to differentiate it from bigots use of the word.

    • Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
      2·
      10 months ago

      I suppose that is how I typically do it, but haven’t consciously put it together that the noun sounds worse and the adjective does not.