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I was going to respond to a post that mentioned this, but I didn't want to get involved with the political angle, since my comment was purely linguistic.

With relation to terminology, I have never understood the addition of tq. That is, homosexuality and bisexuality, just like heterosexuality, are about choosing partners of the same or opposite sex, or of both sexes, respectively. But transexuality is about changing your own sex. It has nothing to do with whom you love. I only know queer in reference to gay men, so I can't comment there.

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Trans people have been part of the queer community for decades, and face similar discrimination, from similar sources. There's strength in banding together as a community. 💪🏻 Intersex and Asexual/Aromantic/Agender are often also included (LGBTQIA+) for that reason.

"Queer" used to be considered a slur but has largely been reclaimed to refer to anyone who isn't straight or cisgender (the opposite of transgender; basically someone who identifies as their assigned gender at birth).

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Georgiana Brummell

@Dave Heinemann 🇦🇺 Thank you. At least you answered it for me, and for that, I am grateful. I suppose, from that angle, it makes sense. I sjust tend to see them as different things whom you love versus how you feel about yourself. It's sort of like mental versus physical disabilities. They're both disabilities, but different kinds. Still, they do seem a bit more related. In my case, I am a masculine woman, in that I prefer to wear men's clothing, am not interested in feminine things, having children, etc. and relate much better to men psychologically. I don't understand the mentality or views and concerns of many women. But I don't personally feel the need to change into a man, and I wouldn't put myself in the same category as my moms who are lesbians because I'm straight. I'm a huge gay supporter, though.
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