LGBT+ is an ‘inclusive’ way to represent all the different identities in the longer acronym, says the BBC. What nonsense: the reality is that while lesbians and gay men often get lumped together we actually have little in common. It’s time for lesbians to break free of the LGBT+ label.
As the LGBT+ acronym has expanded to become more ‘inclusive’, many lesbians like me have come to feel less included
As the LGBT+ acronym has expanded in recent years to become more ‘inclusive’, many lesbians like me have come to feel less and less included. The umbrella term takes in all manner of sexual and gender identities, most of which have absolutely nothing to do with being same-sex-attracted. As a result, lesbians have been sidelined.
This isn’t a new phenomenon. When I came out in 1977, there were so few of us that we tended to stick together. But in LGB groups, gay men dominated in numbers – and in other ways, too.
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