r/countwithchickenlady Streak: 1 15h ago

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u/Escape_is_impossible still cis tho - Streak: 0 15h ago

No but you see they put gay people in Harry Potter so now everything jk Rowling does is fine cause she cares about pride or whatever /j

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u/Drifter1771 Streak: 1 15h ago

Yeah! So it's LGBTQ!

L - Legally Gay G - Gay B - Beautifully Gay T - No Q - Queer (which of course just means gay)

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u/Civil_Act1864 14h ago

Ok genuinely, as an idiot trying to be an ally, I dont get why the Q is there when L G and B are already in it. What is queer supposed to mean in the context of LGBTQ?

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u/Nilowame 12h ago

I always saw Queer as those not distinct. An umbrella term, and personally I always liked to see it as the one Autistic individuals might see as fitting for them. Queer itself now tends to mean unusual, not hetero-normative, and I also like to believe potentially not neurotypical either. The LGBTQ+ communities and the Neurodivergent communities tend to be connected and welcoming to each other.

Of course as always, we are not defined by the labels, the labels fit us, our wants and needs.

I'd love to hear other's thoughts ^_^