GLBTQ.. what is the Q for? Not to be dense....

[ddeclue]

I've known for a long time that:

GLBT=Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered

when did the Q get added and what does it mean?

This weekend on DU is the first time I saw the Q...



A Slow to catch on straight guy..

:)

[Ian David]

1. Can mean "Queer" or "Questioning" or "Quota."

Okay, I made that last one up.

[Skittles]

7. what, no Queen?

I feel cheated! :7

[bridgit]

20. you feel cheated! i want my Quaker Oatmeal!!

[silverojo]

15. God, I hate the word "queer", esp. when used by gays

Queer implies abnormality. If we're to get homosexuality accepted as normal, "queer" is not the word to be using.

[ccharles000]

16. I call myself queer sometimes.

[Skittles]

22. not the same as when it's used in a homophobic sense

:hi:

[yardwork]

23. I often use the term queer with pride. I like it. It means "different" to me.

It's simple, all-inclusive, and highlights the fact that many gay folks feel different from mainstream society. The alphabet soup is difficult to pronounce, clunky, and inevitably leaves some people out. "Gay" works ok but also means men, not women.

I like the term "queer" and use it often.

[NMDemDist2]

2. I asked the same thing a while ago

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=221&topic_id=106428&mesg_id=106428

[pinto]

3. questioning n/t

[jeff30997]

4. My first thought was this:

:)

[ddeclue]

6. DUZY!!

[Cheap_Trick]

8. He always DID seem really interested in Picard......

"Why Mr. Worf, eat any good books lately?"

[cbc5g]

10. ROFL

[CreekDog]

18. and he makes you examine your convictions

because maybe it's time for some new ones! :think:

[Deja Q]

29. *sniff* Thinking of me again?

:cry: :loveya:

[IndianaGreen]

5. You can also see LGBTQQ

Not included in the alphabet soup, are the intersexed (they are born that way, despite of what the ignorant Pope says), and many other variants.

[nemo137]

17. I saw a group that was LGBTQQIA

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning, intersexed and allies. I knew some of the people in it, they were engineers and very thorough.

[yardwork]

24. That's a good example of why I prefer the term "queer." It's all-inclusive.

[Deja Q]

28. So THAT is what the "I" stands for. Thank you. n/t

[cbc5g]

9. Why not BLTG?

Who chooses what goes first, WHO!?!?!??!?!

[moriah]

11. I say LGBT more than I say GLBT

I don't know why, it just comes off my fingers/lips faster.

And I am a chick... so maybe that has something to do with it as well...

[zulchzulu]

35. Me too...

I think it's because it should be ladies first.... I'm Ol' School...

[Harry Monroe]

37. Reading all these acronymns is making me hungry for a BLT

[jeff30997]

12. Who's on first.

So...Who can chose.:P

[Rockholm]

19. That's getting a bit sexual.

Everyone knows it's L first. Haven't you ever been to a pride parade. The Dykes on Bikes are always first.

[bitchkitty]

30. Do they still wear the pasties? Or now fully clothed? n/t

[Kokonoe]

13. Lettuce is always before tomato. nt

:D

[Deja Q]

27. Because bisexuals are closeted gays or sleazy or ____ (name your stereotype there, please)

Been there, know that. (the stereotypes, which modern TV loves to hype up as well. Even by gay people, right Russ? And I have no time for tolerating stereotypes.)

Of course, just claim up front to somebody you're bi and see what happens. Trust me, it's not a party waiting to happen. Especially if you're pro-monogamy/LTR/partnership. Admitting one has attractions for both genders does not mean one is a pedophile or anything else, sorry Rick Warren...

[Zynx]

34. What kind of sandwich is that?

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

14. queer

http://www.glbtq.com/

[jumptheshadow]

21. It means "Questioning"

It is used by gay organizations that work with people who are questioning their identity. Sometimes this is a very long, painful period.

This helps the staffers who work with them place them in the correct programs and give them the support they need.

[Deja Q]

25. It's hard to be dense when there's no sense of consistency in the first place.

Q = Queer
Q = Questioning

I'm sure you know what G, L, B, and T stand for (FWIW, I'm a 'B' and I don't let it rule my life and everything I do, but I digress.)


Other gay sites will have other arrangements of letters put up by various contributors. Here are some of the letters and their definitions:

Z = HIV positive
S = S/M
I = (currently do not know, but "I" has been used and therefore means something - hopefully not "Infidelity" but some people do like to do that)
S = Straight
L = Leather
A = Associated
A = Asexual (??)

I've seen plenty of acronyms and the letters are often not in the same layout either (GLBT, LGBT, LGTBQ, GLBTA, et cetera).

Indeed, what happened to just "queer" anyway? Granted, it's no longer 1978...

Next thing you know, Post Alpha-Bits Cereal(tm) will replace the rainbow flag... that's how frivolous this naming convention is becoming, especially when some psychologist on gay.com had to put up "LGBTQAZ" in that article from 2 months ago...

[jumptheshadow]

32. What happened to queer?

Actually, the market research companies showed that the word "queer" was being perceived very different by gays and lesbians in different age groups. The older ones took it more as an insult while some of the younger ones saw it as internal slang.

One of the reasons there is so much inconsistency is that this movement has made huge strides in just two generations. The life experiences of your average 60-year-old tend to be much different than the 20-year-olds. There is a long way to go, however, as illustrated by recent events.

[BklynChick]

26. I've always understood it to be for Questioning

[Doctor_J]

31. It stands for "Straight but fabulous"

It's code that the GLBT's have for people like Bette Midler.

:shrug:

[camera obscura]

33. It means queer which includes a lot of groups, like non-binary gender identities

at least I think, this is coming from a heterosexual woman so I'm hardly an expert.

[jumptheshadow]

36. Nope

It means "questioning," especially in reference to young people, and the term has made its way into the bureaucracy. See the example below:

http://www.srlp.org/files/LGBTQ_Youth_Policy_PPM_3442_00.pdf