What's LGBTQIA ???

[+ beethoven]

I'm familiar with the term LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer), but I recently saw the phrase, "the LGBTQIA community." I've never seen this before. What do the last two letters represent?

[gallahadesquire]

LGBTQIA

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual

LGBTQIA people are the only minority not federally protected.

[BaronArtz]

What is 'intersex'? Is it 'in between sexes', or 'not sure'? Sorry to be so naïve ...

[+ purplekow]

Peviously known as hermaphrodites. People with ambiguous genitalia or genitalia of both sexes.

[bostonman]

This is one of the biggest problems with the PC world. Everyone has to be mentioned for fear of some group being thought of as excluded. It's not really about extending the community as much as it is about making sure every possible angle is mentioned. I think it's tedious and counterproductive.

[+ FreshFluff]

I'm a little confused about why asexual people, who simply have no sexual attraction to anyone, would be grouped with LGBT people.

[bostonman]

I'm a little confused about why asexual people, who simply have no sexual attraction to anyone, would be grouped with LGBT people.

 

Agreed. But it would seem there are the straights, and then there's everyone else.

[+ azdr0710]

I sorta thought the BT part sometimes stood for "bigender, transsexual".....does anybody else think that??....

 

ha, I guess the "confusion" has all kinds of sources here!

[tom1980]

I want to add goat fuckers to the list, but adding a second G would really cause confusion.

[Guy Fawkes]

Because it's all about who they are attracted to.

I'm a little confused about why asexual people, who simply have no sexual attraction to anyone, would be grouped with LGBT people.

[thickornotatall]

After looking around this world....I am convinced there is someone for every one....and every one deserves that someone....don't judge unless you want to be judged...

[+ FreshFluff]

Because it's all about who they are attracted to.

 

Woah, I just paraphrased Wiki's definition of asexual. Maybe there's a reason for grouping asexuals with LGBT, but it's not something that makes sense to me intuitively.

[+ purplekow]

Woah, I just paraphrased Wiki's definition of asexual. Maybe there's a reason for grouping asexuals with LGBT, but it's not something that makes sense to me intuitively.

 

Well if you take the norm to be attraction to those of the opposite gender, then not having an attraction to those of the opposite gender is a deviation from that norm. It is a matter of whether or not you are attracted to the opposite sex, at least that is how I interpret the justification. For me, all these groups have some common concerns regarding fair treatment under the law and so there are straights as hthe majority and ever other possible attraction as the class which needs protection.

[Nvr2Thick]

Well if you take the norm to be attraction to those of the opposite gender, then not having an attraction to those of the opposite gender is a deviation from that norm. It is a matter of whether or not you are attracted to the opposite sex, at least that is how I interpret the justification. For me, all these groups have some common concerns regarding fair treatment under the law and so there are straights as hthe majority and ever other possible attraction as the class which needs protection.

 

I understand the principle. I always hoped, however, that there was a slow drive toward legitimacy. Affiliation with the fringes, or classification within a larger group of deviations from the norm is counter to that objective. I think I understand how some African Americans might feel when gays try to establish solidarity as minorities.

 

Let's add "P"edophiles, "Z"oophiles, and maybe "H"eterosexual...