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| | :''Not to be confused with [[LGB]] which stands for [[Let's Go Brandon]].'' | | :''Not to be confused with [[LGB]] which stands for [[Let's Go Brandon]].'' |
| | [[File:EU reinforcements.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[LGBTQ pride parade]].<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref>]] | | [[File:EU reinforcements.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[LGBTQ pride parade]].<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref>]] |
| − | '''LGBTQ+''' or '''LGBT''' for short are several acronyms intended to represent all current varieties of non-heterosexual sexual orientations. This acronym stands for: [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]] (or Genderqueer), [[Bisexual]], [[Transgender]], Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual (or Aromantic or Ally), [[Polyamorous]] (or pansexual) and Kink.<ref>http://www.mtv.co.uk/pride/news/lgbtq-acronym-guide</ref> There seems to be some minor disagreement over what each letter means, while others just add in multiples of each letter to include them all.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref><br /> | + | '''LGBTQ+''' or '''LGBT''' for short are several acronyms intended to represent all current varieties of non-heterosexual sexual orientations. This acronym stands for [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]] (or Genderqueer), [[Bisexual]], [[Transgender]], Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual (or Aromantic or Ally), [[Polyamorous]] (or pansexual) and Kink.<ref>http://www.mtv.co.uk/pride/news/lgbtq-acronym-guide</ref> There seems to be some minor disagreement over what each letter means, while others just add in multiples of each letter to include them all.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref><br /> |
| | Some also say that even this is not a suitably detailed list, because other terms such as Agender, Bigender, Trigender, Pangender, Polygender, Cis, Gender Apathetic, Demigender are not included.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref> To be more "all-inclusive" and avoid causing someone to think someone else might be offended, sometimes a plus sign is added on the end of whatever acronym is used, to represent those not listed.<br /> | | Some also say that even this is not a suitably detailed list, because other terms such as Agender, Bigender, Trigender, Pangender, Polygender, Cis, Gender Apathetic, Demigender are not included.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref> To be more "all-inclusive" and avoid causing someone to think someone else might be offended, sometimes a plus sign is added on the end of whatever acronym is used, to represent those not listed.<br /> |
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| − | A Gallup poll released in February 2022 show that "7.1% of [[American]] adults identify as LGBTQ+, jumping from 3.5% in 2012."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/17/lgbtq-americans-gallup-poll-survey</ref> The increase was mostly among young adults. Many people regard the LGBT movement as representative of the underlying disintegration of [[Western civilization]].<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/paglia-transgender-civilizations-decline/ Paglia: Transgender & Civilization’s Decline], Rod Dreher, ''The Amercian Conservative'', Mar 8, 2017.</ref> In [[Eastern Europe]] the LGBT rainbow flag is colloquially referred to as the "[[Western]] flag." | + | A Gallup poll released in February 2022 shows that "7.1% of [[American]] adults identify as LGBTQ+, jumping from 3.5% in 2012."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/17/lgbtq-americans-gallup-poll-survey</ref> The increase was mostly among young adults. Many people regard the LGBT movement as representative of the underlying disintegration of [[Western civilization]].<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/paglia-transgender-civilizations-decline/ Paglia: Transgender & Civilization’s Decline], Rod Dreher, ''The American Conservative'', Mar 8, 2017.</ref> In [[Eastern Europe]] the LGBT rainbow flag is colloquially referred to as the "[[Western]] flag." |
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| | The organization, Gays Against Groomers, opposes the inclusion of transgenders and transsexuals in the LGBT alliance because of longstanding allegations of [[child grooming]] and [[pedophilia]] within the transgender movement. | | The organization, Gays Against Groomers, opposes the inclusion of transgenders and transsexuals in the LGBT alliance because of longstanding allegations of [[child grooming]] and [[pedophilia]] within the transgender movement. |