As the title states really. I need to refer to this diverse group of people, who somehow have gotten put in the same box labeled “sexual minorites”.
I’m a boring CISHET vanilla white male, so I don’t really know. I want to include as many as I can when I refer to “lgbtq+ people”. I’ve been studying various flags, trying to find the one flag I need. But I can’t really figure it out.
Is lgbtq+ the preferred term, or what should I use? Is a flag better? I don’t want to hurt someone by not including them.
I largely say queers, queer folk, queer people when talking with other queer people. Or sometimes even just gay. Like “Hey, are we gonna be the only gays at the event?” But I use LGBT when trying to communicate to a broader group of people, such as saying “This event is LGBT friendly”.
Your milage may vary, but I haven’t been accused of excluding anyone.