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  • Once I figure out how to send out group emails from my OtherOligarchy University email account, I'll send out among other announcements a call for proposals for San Diego, with an emphasis on panels, roundtables, and other actions that specifically address the limits of lgbtq organizing & the relevance of history to modern lgbtq issues.

    Hello, American Historical Association: My Name Is The Tenured Radical And I Am Here To Recruit You Tenured Radical 2009

  • I just wanted to show consideration for all groups of survivors like lgbtq, minorities and the disabled.

    Rape in the wake of Katrina (guest post by Mousehounde) 2005

  • BYT: I feel like there's a disproportionate number of folks who identify as vegan or vegetarian in the lgbtq world.

    Comments for BrightestYoungThings Oh god yes 2010

  • Looking for a hard mode / dungeon PvE, lgbtq-friendly guild

    The Unofficial GuildWars Site 2009

  • Looking for a hard mode / dungeon PvE, lgbtq-friendly guild

    The Unofficial GuildWars Site Span 2009

  • But transsexuals come under the 'queer' and 'lgbtq' umbrellas leading me to wonder if India's LGBT movement is not being inclusive enough.

    Indiblog 2009

  • But transsexuals come under the 'queer' and 'lgbtq' umbrellas leading me to wonder if India's LGBT movement is not being inclusive enough.

    Comments for Indiblog 2009

  • But transsexuals come under the 'queer' and 'lgbtq' umbrellas leading me to wonder if India's LGBT movement is not being inclusive enough.

    Indiblog 2009

  • NOTE: Even non-Presbys can knit and show support for lgbtq justice!

    Shuck and Jive 2008

  • They are allies in the struggle for justice for lgbtq people.

    Shuck and Jive 2008

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  • *gasping for breath*

    August 20, 2008

  • Yep. Started as lg, then lgb, then lgbt. . . .

    August 20, 2008

  • What's the q for? Queer?

    October 31, 2008

  • Queen. It includes Freddie Mercury.

    October 31, 2008

  • Pro, it's meant to stand for "questioning" and/or "queer." Take your pick. :-) Also, there are variants: GLBTQ, LGBTQQ, and even GLBTQ? (the question mark being for--you guessed it--questioning).

    October 31, 2008

  • .... I like my answer better.

    *remembers Freddie*

    October 31, 2008

  • I did too.

    October 31, 2008

  • So did I.

    October 31, 2008

  • *singing* Who wants to liiiiiive foreverrrrr...

    October 31, 2008

  • Until Wordie, all I needed was Radio GaGa.

    October 31, 2008

  • It's missing an 'i'.

    November 1, 2008

  • Right! Thanks, kewpid. That's another variation: LGBTQI or LGBTQIQ.

    November 1, 2008

  • Obviously that stands for "in transit." ... No?

    Idiosyncratic?... No?

    Hmm... Impercipient?

    Irrefragable?

    Ill-deedy gowk?

    November 1, 2008

  • It's a secret. You're not allowed to know.

    November 1, 2008

  • Ummm... I don't get it. I get that it's something about gay something or another. I tried, really, really hard to figure it out with all the clues on the page -- but I just can't get it. Please tell me... Give me a hint. If you give me one word, I bet I can guess the rest...

    November 1, 2008

  • lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning, introverted,?

    November 1, 2008

  • Okay... Thanks! But, how would it be used?

    November 1, 2008

  • And... I'm introverted -- I didn't know it fell into the sexuality, um, mix. You really DO learn something new every day, don't you? Well, maybe YOU don't...

    November 1, 2008

  • Actually, the "I" is for "intersex", those with biological aspects of both sexes. As an aside, you'll sometimes see LGBTQIA as well, with the "A" standing for "allies".

    November 1, 2008

  • Looks like some of Lamp's airport codes getting together for a party.

    November 1, 2008

  • Sounds like a pretty wild party! Can I come? I'm an introvert and often very gay!

    November 1, 2008

  • Mercy's right--it stands for "intersex." And by the way, invert was once a term for "homosexual" (See Well of Loneliness), so introvert isn't far off. ;-)

    November 2, 2008

  • LGBTQQIA is the current long form, I believe.

    November 3, 2008

  • oh, i thought the "A" was for asexual..no room for them in this acronym?

    November 4, 2008

  • Sure! Tack it on! Room for everyone. :-)

    November 4, 2008