Bi, trans, male-leaning genderqueer. PM me to talk or for IM information (MSN or AIM).
“LGBT” is very much a natural category. There’s much overlap (straight trans people usually start out thinking they’re gay; people one kind of queer are more likely to be another kind); there’s usually common political interest; there are historical links (Stonewall drag queens and all that). If you absolutely want an umbrella term, “queer” appears to be the norm, and doesn’t gain a letter every time someone notices we forgot a group.
Things that get my goat: gay culture doesn’t notice bisexuals exist; queer-pan-trans culture is epistemologically challenged; feminists have some good problems to have.
Bi, trans, male-leaning genderqueer. PM me to talk or for IM information (MSN or AIM).
“LGBT” is very much a natural category. There’s much overlap (straight trans people usually start out thinking they’re gay; people one kind of queer are more likely to be another kind); there’s usually common political interest; there are historical links (Stonewall drag queens and all that). If you absolutely want an umbrella term, “queer” appears to be the norm, and doesn’t gain a letter every time someone notices we forgot a group.
Things that get my goat: gay culture doesn’t notice bisexuals exist; queer-pan-trans culture is epistemologically challenged; feminists have some good problems to have.