I'm so glad no one on my family is the kind of psychopath to eat pie like that.

I agree. At a certain point attempting to be too specific is counterproductive, even if the intent is positive.

Most people I know covered under these labels, including many people very close to me, also think it got silly. The + is there for a reason. Heck, so is the Q.

I don't see the extra long ones outside of small communities and whenever some right wing talking head wants to complain about "clown world" shit for clickbait. No one cares as long as you treat people with dignity.

i never understand why people try to add inclusivity to things that are inclusive.

the pride flag is the rainbow. you know, the thing that's associated with representing the entire spectrum. adding triangles and circles and extra colors is redundant. you can just say it represents all these things too because it's the fucking rainbow.

same with lgbtq+. like, q already represents all of it kind of, but ok we also have a + to mean everything else. what's the point of adding more...

i know it feels like the letters are more important than what's bundled into the + sign but the answer to that isn't adding a new letter for every single person, it's to find a better, more inclusive shorthand that means all of it. as a cishet obviously I'm not going to declare anything unilaterally but personally i think something like GSNC (gender and sexuality non-conforming) would be inclusive of all of it and wouldn't need expansion.

Thank you for your sacrifice 🫡

He was a dick about it, but it does get tiring to see mostly femmes and drag queens representing gay men in mainstream media. There are so many of us that aren't femme or catty or flamboyant. Those things are fine but it starts to feel like a stereotype instead of true representation.

Also, you don't get to decide what queer lives deserve to be in articles about LGBTQ+ people.

I think it's that the media wants a picture that 'looks gay'. It's pretty unpleasant stereotyping, but it's not the fault of drag queens as individuals or as a group that the media latches onto their flamboyant femininity in order to show a picture of 'gay'.

It also helps that drag queens are very popular right now, and the media is all about chasing fads.

Well, I’ll stand up for drag queens now and say that single one was a terrible person. That’s truly a shame.

I’ve rarely met a drag queen I didn’t like as a person. But there is definitely some sass to the job.

This take is so damn toxic man, drag queens have been fighting for rights for people like us for a long time - the reason they’re so visible is because they’re on the front lines of this regressive culture war.

Be more inclusive, not less. Excluding people in our community because you think using their voice is them being “obnoxious” only fuels division. It doesn’t even sound like you were there to confirm your step-mother’s version of the drag story.

You’re part of the problem too.