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Originally Posted by meeera
Lesbian, gay, bi, and trans refer to gender identities that aren't "man" or "woman"? Nope, and implying so can be outright offensive (Gay men aren't real men? Trans women aren't real women? Etc.). Genderqueer, genderfluid, nonbinary, intersex, sure. But using "LGBTQ" as a synonym for "not man or woman" is just plain wrong.
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Lately I've been seeing the standard LGBTQ used in a context which includes intersex and non-binary gender identities, without the "I" included. A community thing rather than a specific thing, and of course it doesn't work in the context of the poll. I'm most certainly not implying anything about anyone. A poorly worded response on my part, however, which I have edited. Regardless, if we go into detail in
this thread, we'll get moved out of it.
On topic...
I'm amused by the whole "mommy porn" thing. When I was growing up, some of the middle-aged-and-up men in my family were reading paperback westerns that were basically erotica set in the old west. I remember, as a small child, picking a book from the shelf, wondering why my grandfather liked those books so much. Boy, was that an education.