#acronyms – @aph-japan on Tumblr

#a: wuh luh wuh #a: woman loving woman #a: sapphic etc #a: various #wlw #woman loving woman #queer terminology #lgbtqiapn #lgbtqiapn+#acronyms #queer women #queerness #(Im actually kind of Surprised at the result of this one so far)#(I kept thinking I had no idea how others pronounced it l m a o)#(If I was speaking aloud Id probably say 'Woman loving Woman' in combo with something like 'Sapphic' or Queer women etc)

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[Image description - Images of the rainbow pride flag with the text: “LGBT” is not universal. It is not an acronym used everywhere in the world. There have always been queers who weren’t “LGBT”. End description.]

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I get it. I have similar feelings about the acronym and I've posted about that a lot over the years. I have never appreciated being the "+".

I rarely ever use "LGBT", and when I do it's specifically used in the context of discussing gatekeeping and exclusionism.

I never use "LGBTPN" because it came into use specifically for the purpose of excluding queer, asexual, and intersex people from the acronym.

I deliberately use the most inclusive forms of the acronym that I'm aware of.

And when I do deliberately use "Queer" as a widely inclusive umbrella term, I end up dealing with the "queer is a slur" and "gay/lesbian not queer" crowds.

It's literally impossible for me to make everyone who interacts with my posts happy.

All I can do is try to use whichever language feels right and most appropriate for each situation.