A quick guide to acronyms used to refer to the queer community by elio wilder (they/them) content warning Brief mentions of police brutality and discrimination during the aids crisis what do the acronyms mean All the acronyms previously listed (and the countless others like them) are generally used to refer collectively to people who are not cisgender and heterosexual When i asked google for the most common question people asked about the queer community, many asked about the acronym we often use What is it, why do we use it, and what do the initials represent?
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