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Old 04-28-2012, 12:36 AM
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Default Re: General LGBTQIA issues thread

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Originally Posted by Watser? View Post
Hold on, what's the IA in LGBTQIA stand for? Also what is the difference between Gay and Queer, because I don't actually know that and am too lazy to look it up (but somehow not too lazy to type this, although it's more work).
Intersex and asexual. And the Q can stand for either "Questioning" or "Queer", the latter of which is an umbrella term for all people who are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary, although its use is still controversial.
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