How do you refer to the lgbtq+ "community" least excludingly?
How do you refer to the lgbtq+ "community" least excludingly?
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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I treat them as normal people and don’t refer to them at all. They’re no different than anyone else in any way and shouldn’t be excluded or included as a result of their sexual identity.
This is all fine and dandy, but if you can't name a minority group, then they are effectively forgotten. It's not true that they are "no different than anyone else" otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion. When it comes to diversity and inclusion, you want to be able to identify and name the groups you're trying to include.
In a normal world, there’s no need for groups. We’re all just people. No one is an exception- no one is special. To me, they are the same as eveone else.
Just people.
Well, we don't live in that magical world and minorities still need support to avoid discrimination.
Treated the same, or treated special…. Pick one.
Personally, I don’t think anyone is excluded. And won’t treat someone differently just because others do. Everyone is equal in my world. Who you love is no business of mine. If others make it so- that’s not something I should adjust for.
Do as you wish.
That's the different between equality and equity. When you treat me and women "the same" you get the current pay gap. So you need positive discrimination to correct for that. One day we won't need it, I hope.