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Queer doesnt exist, its just a made up word with no meaning or utility.
Trans isnt a sexual orientation so it doesnt belong along side other orientations.
Therefore from now on I think im going to just refer to it as "LGB" which ill use for discussions about orientation. It might make sense to do "LGBP" to include pansexuals/poly people, as that too describes orientation.
Then maybe "TICN" for gender expression (Trans, Intersex, Crossdresser, and Nonbinary).
I think ill just start dropping these in conversations and use each distinctly different. The LGBTQ+ designation never really made much sense.
Then again maybe jsut "non-cis" and "non-straight" might just be more straight forward. But less likely to engage in useful conversation.
@freemo I disagree that "Queer" has no utility. In your own words:
"Then again maybe jsut "non-cis" and "non-straight" might just be more straight forward."
That's literally the definition of queer, that you do not fit under the rules of heteronormativity. There's your utility right there
@Vincarsi If that was a universal definition I would agree. As I shared earlier the definitions from advocacy groups have clearly stated Queer does not have a shared definition and that members of the community define it in contradictory ways at times.
Ergo it has no utility as it doesnt have a consistent and useful definition.
For example many of the community feel Queer is an offensive term, others do not. That discrepancy alone is a good enough reason to seek a more neutral and descriptive term.
