How about naming this "Sexual Minorities and Gender Minorities" group instead of the other acronyms?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

this way, we wont have to deal with longer and longer acronyms and it covers a lot of ground but identifies our minority status.

i think its a better alternative than lgbtq or glbtq or lgbtiq and quiltbag.

i feel like this way, we won't accidentally leave someone out but will also stay focussed on the issues we do deal with

[uriel1972]

1. Works for me.

But wouldn. "Sexual and Gender Minorities" be a little snappier?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. yeah it would. or Gender and Sexual Minorities, both work for me.

[TriMera]

3. I like it. n/t

[Fearless]

4. I think everyone has their preferences for wording...

All we need to ensure is that it is inclusive and welcoming for all people.

[WillParkinson]

5. I'm just going with the easiest one...

Alphabet Soup. That way every letter is accounted for.

[HillWilliam]

6. I'm likin' this!

Human sexuality is a spectrum, not an alphabet.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. well said

[William769]

7. At this point in my life I have been called so many different things

You can call me anything, just don't call me late for dinner!

Seriously though, I'm fine with whatever the majority in this group thinks is best.

[ThomCat]

9. Sounds good.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. hi thom!

[swimboy]

26. Hello, Thom!

Nice to see you.

[closeupready]

10. I think that better captures what we are about here.K&R

Without excluding those not in those specific categories.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. thanks hon!

[closeupready]

13. :-)

[Zenlitened]

14. I would object, honestly. I worry that...

... putting "sex" back into the label seems like a step backward in the long effort to educate wider society on an important fact:

Being gay or lesbian is about so much more than a particular sex act.

Really too many people's minds go directly there, and just stop.

I'd hate to see that sort of thinking encouraged, even in such a seemingly slight way.

[yardwork]

15. I like LGBTQ

[Pab Sungenis]

16. I'm against that.

It's long, cumbersome, and unnecessary.

[HillWilliam]

17. I struggle with alphabets

Here's where I am: I don't want to leave anyone out. I don't want anyone to feel left out. I certainly don't want anyone to feel last because this is a community of folks who (I hope) are trying bring sense to a nonsensical world. The wrangling over which letters should be first, middle, or last is really uncomfortable to me because of the foregoing.

When I was growing up, my granddad impressed on me his One Big Rule of Life: be fair. An all-inclusive title just seems fair.

At the end of the day, the name of this group is a name on a board. It doesn't define or redefine me. I'm good with whatever the group decides.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. i do think its more inclusive and there is no struggle of who to put first. nt

[Duncan Grant]

19. We should try to be easy to find and clearly visible.

I like the idea behind "Sexual Minorities and Gender Minorities" but don't support renaming this forum (at this time). It seems to me that we're a lot more visible and easy to find as "LGBT" or "LGBTQI".

My guess is that people look for "LGBT" or some familiar variant when they arrive at DU. They should be able to find this group/forum as quickly as possible.

[HillWilliam]

20. Or alternatively

It occurs to me there's something missing from the nav menus. A simple javascript event handler for onmouseover would allow a tooltip to be displayed when a mouse hovers over any element in a page. That's actually "best practice" for menu design, especially where there are deep menus like DU navigation. I'm surprised that the admins missed this design element.

Displaying such a tooltip should go a long way into clearing up any confusion, I'd think.

But then again, I think like a programmer, not a viewer so YMMV

[Duncan Grant]

21. Works for me!

Admin are such slackers at DU3.

[FreeState]

22. I agree keep it as it is for now n/t

[Rowdyboy]

23. Sexual/Gender Minorities makes as much sense as anything to me...its what we are

However, I don't honestly think in the long run it will make that much difference. Whatever consensus leads us to is okay with me.

[tjwmason]

24. It takes the focus off the name

and puts it onto issues being considered.

Also, it uses words rather than just letters.

As such I'd be in favour of the change.

I would phrase it as "sexual and gender minorities" or "gender and sexual minorities" personally, to remove the repetition.

[swimboy]

25. I actually like "quiltbag"

or possibly "knitting bag"

Hail and well met! I hope you had a marvelous Gaudete Sunday. I did. A majestic calm in the midst of the maelstrom for this most Marian of Methodists.

My holiday begins next week and I'm looking forward to chatting.

xxoxx

[Pab Sungenis]

27. One big problem.

"Gender minorities?" That opens it up to all men, since men are only 49% of the population.