T means trans. If you use a longer term like LGBTQIA+ you also have the I for intersex people. Q for queer also includes all different types of genders if I understand the term right (theres also the concept of genderqueer people which is an umbrella term for all different genders).
Your idea explicitly plays into phobic “corrupting our youth” tropes that past activists fought against for decades, which are still used today to ban books in libraries (and worse). It’s also incredibly unpleasant to be counted that way if you’re agender or asexual (or both). Using actual names for as much of the coalition as feasibly possible is far more respectful than reducing us to that.
The umbrella term shouldn’t be focused on sex.
But that’s what “LGBTQ+” refers to, sexual orientation. What do you think it refers to?
T means trans. If you use a longer term like LGBTQIA+ you also have the I for intersex people. Q for queer also includes all different types of genders if I understand the term right (theres also the concept of genderqueer people which is an umbrella term for all different genders).
Your idea explicitly plays into phobic “corrupting our youth” tropes that past activists fought against for decades, which are still used today to ban books in libraries (and worse). It’s also incredibly unpleasant to be counted that way if you’re agender or asexual (or both). Using actual names for as much of the coalition as feasibly possible is far more respectful than reducing us to that.
Are you replying to someone else’s comment?