I just want to make sure that we're clear with each other, and that your argument is that:
- When you type "Alphabet Soup", you're referring to the LGBTQ+ community in a pejorative manner;
- Your opinion is that the LGBTQ+ community are radicals who desire "constant revolution"; and
- "alphabet soup will change as soon as people become comfortable" means that you think that the LGBTQ+ umbrella openly accepting pedophiles is only a matter of time
Just want to make sure that I understand you.
@Furniture since you liked his post, the invitation extends to you as well.
As noted, Canada's official terminology is
2SLGBTQI+ terminology – Glossary and common acronyms
2SLGBTQI+ terminology is continuously evolving. As a result, it is important to note that this list is not exhaustive and these definitions are a starting point to understanding 2SLGBTQI+ identities and issues. Different 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and communities may have broader or more specific understandings of these terms.
Common acronyms used within the Government of Canada
2SLGBTQI+It is the acronym used by the Government of Canada to refer to the Canadian community. 2S: at the front, recognizes Two-Spirit people as the first 2SLGBTQI+ communities; L: Lesbian; G: Gay; B: Bisexual; T: Transgender; Q: Queer; I: Intersex, considers sex characteristics beyond sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression; +: is inclusive of people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities, who use additional terminologies.
LGBTQ2 Former acronym used by the Government of Canada to refer to the Canadian community Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit.
LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex. This is the internationally recognized acronym.
"alphabet soup" may be a bit harsh but perhaps reflects some frustration associated with a constantly evolving and poorly defined standard which, none the less, demands recognition.
Personally I am of the "just don't frighten the horses" school. To each his own. And the kids, along with the horses, need to be protected.
WRT radicals.
I stand with Furniture and Colin.
Perhaps a Freudian slip, however it does not matter, the alphabet soup will change as soon as people become comfortable. The goal with the radicals is constant revolution, as they no interest in the mundane existence. Within that group are a lot of competing faction of radicals and what nots.
Radicals, like the poor, are always with us. They enjoy disruption. It gives meaning to their lives. Some of them used to carry Salvation Army banners and sing "Onwards Christian Soldiers". Then people became comfortable with them and cheerfully chuck a fiver into their plastic kettles at Christmas.
The Radicals moved on. Joined Labour. Became Marxists. Became Lenininists, Trotskyites, Maoists. Joined the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Red Army Faction, the Black Panthers, the Weathermen, the Greens, Just Stop Oil and, yes, indeed some adopted sexual politics as their cause. That has resulted in queers becoming gays and lesbians and being accepted into society. By and large society is comfortable with gays and lesbians and accepting of them. But the evolution continues and now yesterday's radicals are today's conservatives and strive to hold their gains against the efforts of today's radicals - hence the TERF wars.
Perhaps we can be forgiven for not being convinced that there is an end in sight. In my lifetime we have gone from a man and a women united by God until death do us part, when divorce and common law marriage were known of but not societally approved and where polygamy was the purview of foreigners and Mormons, to
2SLGBTQI+ and Germany debating giving constitutional rights to dogs.
Germany yesterday became the first country in the European Union to grant constitutional rights to its animals. The move was welcomed by vets and animal rights groups, but the scientific research lobby called yesterday "Black Friday".
www.theguardian.com
It is hard to keep up.
As to what will be acceptable tomorrow.... no idea.
The Court left it up to Parliament to better define the term
www.independent.co.uk