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.

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      Last time I did was today, but that was in a teasing funny setting, and to a person I hold a great deal of respect for.

      I wouldn’t in a discussion, I hate name calling, it’s counter productive. But in my mind…

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        But it exists in your head, right? Like you have mentally categorised an age of people as boomers, and you’re associating a behaviour with that category?

        The reason I say is that age is also a protected category…

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          Hmm I guess you’re right… I hadn’t thought of it that way before.

          I think I describe the behavior more than the age group, but I still see what you’re saying. Thanks for call me out on it.