thisismissem, 3 months ago

@jay_peper I think it's the same? Didn't FLINTA come originally from the African American communities?

jay_peper, 3 months ago

@thisismissem I am not aware of that context and en:wp only mentions German context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLINTA*

thisismissem, 3 months ago

@jay_peper no idea, I first saw it being use by Americans, and it still works in English

Aurelianite, 3 months ago

@thisismissem @jay_peper

just curious: if it were in a african american context, then how would the first letter resolve?
Like
Frauen - ???
Lesben - Lesbians
Inter - Inter
Nichtbinyaer - non binyary
Trans - Trans
Agender - Agender

note: I am not saying there wasn't black involvement, but african AMERICAN in specific?

anyhow... in my own perception (german queer) it feels more like an org/academic term. IE: over here you will often run into it when organizing events or filling out polls than in conversation between queers.

(that might half be due to my own issues with the term)

thisismissem, 3 months ago

@Aurelianite @jay_peper I always assumed “Female" — I’ve no idea, but I first started hearing the term from Black Americans, maybe it is actually a totally german term, I have no idea.

(It just always felt weird to me as a term)

Aurelianite, 3 months ago

@thisismissem @jay_peper

I can't quite locate why, but that makes the term feel even weirder.
maybe because hearing the term female when referring to women, just evokes a certain image in my mind.
thanks internet. /sarcasm

thisismissem, 3 months ago

@Aurelianite @jay_peper well, a literal translation of Frauen can be Females, afaik