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SPEECH: Sen. Simons backs 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, denounces anti-trans hate
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Do...do you not understand the basic function of an acronym? Which is mainly to serve as a means to shorten things so that they're easier to remember?
What other purpose would an acronym serve? Regardless of what it is?
I do, of course. It certainly is mainly to serve as a means to shorten things. Still, not every acronym has the exact same purposes behind its design.
Not every acronym is designed to be easy to remember. Obvious example: UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG, almost 1MM members on reddit; many of whom probably can't recall the entire acronym and yet it's a lively subreddit.
One of these extra purposes imbued to 2SLGBTQIA+ is to bring visibility. Visibility is achieved by unwrapping a few extra letters from inside the + in there. And the obvious demonstration that it works is this post: some people just learned what 2S means, thanks to it being right there in the acronym.