LGBT or GLBT

[rbnyc]

Which do you say and is this an East Coast vs. West Coast thing?

[sui generis]

1. hmmm. I've never thought of myself as bi-coastal until now.

I have seen the light.

[wtmusic]

2. TLBG

you transsexaphobe! ;-)

[rbnyc]

3. right on!

:)

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. mmm BLTw/G

[kitkatrose]

5. How bout, BGLT?

As in alphabetical order. ;)

[Terran]

6. What in gods' name

does geographical location have to do with this question? Did I miss something?

I voted for GLBT strictly because it's slightly easier to say than LGBT.

[rbnyc]

9. Well, The Community Center in NYC is called the LGBT Center...

...and most people I know in New York say LGBT. I tend to hear GLBT only from folk visiting from CA. That's why I wondered. And why wouldn't region have to do with the language we use? Soda v. Pop for example.

[Terran]

10. Oh, okay!

I'm from California originally, thus perhaps my preference for GLBT. But I still say it's less awkward to speak "Gee-el-bee-tea" than "El-gee-bee-tea"

[rbnyc]

11. I kind of like Queer myself...

...except that's so controversial, and is still hurtful to many, so it's kind of out.

;-)

[liontamer]

12. i find lgbt much easier to say n/t

[foreigncorrespondent]

7. Well I answered...

...LGBT and closer to the West Coast. Even though I am in Australia, my partner is in San Francisco, so it is only natural that _I_ be closer closer to the West Coast. :)

Anyway, I say LGBT, because for me, it rolls off the tongue a little easier. :)

[Blade42]

8. neither

I just call it the "The Family"....has a nice Soprano's sound to it.