vantablack, 29 days ago

how about this

how about i start IDAQ

Internatinal Day Against Queerphobia/Queermisia

it's on the same day as IDAHOBLIT except far less ridiculous

#IDAHOBLIT #queer #IDAQ

vantablack, 29 days ago

you are NEVER gonna be able to fit the entirety of the queer community under one hyper-specific acronym

it just doesn't work that way

vantablack, 29 days ago

but i will say

props to IDAHOBLIT for actually giving a shit about intersex people

that doesn't happen as often as it should

vantablack, 29 days ago

even "LGBTQ" is still only a band-aid

because it still only centers the "mainstream" identities while shoving legiterally everything else into the "Q" box

like at that point why not JUST use the Q

vantablack, 29 days ago

friendly reminder that "queer is a slur" is TERF rhetoric

i've heard "gay" used as an insult growing up infinitely more times than "queer" and we're all still alright with calling ourselves a buncha fuckin gays so

vantablack, 29 days ago

far be it from me to tell people who grew up hearing "queer" as an insult to just get over it and get with the times but like

please recognize that by acting like it's still a slur, you are furthering TERF rhetoric. you are giving them ammunition. there is internal work you must do on yourself to become better

vantablack, 29 days ago

i understand it's hard work

it won't be easy, deprogramming bullshit in your mind never is

but it HAS to be done

for the sake of all of us

phryk, 29 days ago (edited 28 days ago)

@vantablack I honestly think that'd be a better solution. One catchall term like "queer" instead of LGBT which turned to LGBTIAQ just a few short years later and would keep growing indefinitely – because who the fuck would want to memorize a 40-letter acronym? /o\

vfrmedia, 29 days ago

@vantablack also the first acronym is confusing as it kind of sounds like its something to do with Idaho (rather than a worldwide day)

lanodan, 29 days ago

@vantablack And IDAQ (International Day Against Queerphobia) doesn't seems to be an existing common acronym even!