CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Queer was a catch all that I used to embrace, but aparently that's only if you, yourself, identify as queer. My frustration is from so many people, both in and off the rainbow, scoff and roll their eyes at the acronym. It's inclusive. But by being so specifically inclusive it's actually alienating us from straight people that aren't in the community. Instead of inviting allies it's making it more of a clique they don't want to bother getting into.

There was gay or lesbian. Then added bi or trans. Now lgbtqia+
It's long. It confuses hets with a + while at the same time leaving out those who identify as a + term.
Let's start over. Short, simple, inclusive and to the point.

Het. Or Non-het.

#lgbtqia #lesbian #gay #unique #inclusion