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[jipehog]

So, I'm going to clarify via a couple of bullet points:

Since you didn't quoted anyone specific, i'd clarify that I am curious about the mentioned change in the last few months, labled as countrywide slide and alluded to widespread changes in univesrties (and education) system which would have wider implications. I don't belive anyone have questioned your expirences or the hardship of trans people in society as whole

Otherwise, this thread is usually more active, I hopped that by now someone with applicable experience in what you are going through would offer some advice. Best I can offer is an apology if the terminology ruckus have made you feel uncomfortable and in need to defend/educate about your position, I know this can get daunting over time.

[Great Order]

Since I'm boymoding everywhere, I've been going around with a beard since I started HRT (And before that, but that's not really relevant) so I shaved to see if any progress has been made.

I don't know if I'm looking for something so I'm imagining it, or if I'm right, but I certainly feel like my face has got a bit more feminine, especially when I smile. It's not feminine, not yet (I mean, 5 months of hormones and it's likely my testosterone hasn't dropped enough, we'll be seeing about GnRH agonists soon, but regardless I'm not expecting to look like a woman), but it's like there's the faintest ghost of a woman's face there.

[Salsa Gal]

Oh nice I didn't expect a thread for this here but I'm glad I've found my people in a subsect of another group of my people

[scriver]

There's also a thread for salsa

[TD1]

Is that where people cha-cha chat?

[Rose]

The thread title has made me realize that I am now the person who pronounces it "El Jibbitty"

[Rolan7]

The one proper pronunciation (tiktok)

[scriver]

Elgee beetee queue

Blame R2-D2 for the stress form

Though, for some reason, when I start sounding it out in my head rather than just word it out quickly, my head really wants add a second B in before the T. Elgeebee beeteequeue

[Starver]

I used to have to try not to say it as "...BTW". (Which is also the acronym/initialism that takes longer to say than the actual words it abbreviates.)

Spoiler: I was going to line up some logos... (click to show/hide)

...from:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Corporation
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Consumer
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QI
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_AA
• (maybe...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus%2B

But I couldn't find a nice 77px-ish-high version of them all, to make a good consistent row.

Consider the intended bad joke made, though.

[Frumple]

I keep wanting to default to LGBT* (i.e. wildcard), really. Usually end up with etc. instead, just 'cause of how poorly asterisk as a wildcard works in communication, due to how often it's used to indicate footnotes, too.

There's days I'm kinda' disappointed GSRM/GRSM (Gender, Romantic, and Sexual Minorities) didn't catch on, though I suspect it's 'cause it's a little too broad. Could probably fix it slapping a "consensual" in there somewhere, but eh.

El jibbity's a fine compromise, though.

[MrRoboto75]

I thought the Q (Queer/Questioning) was the catch-all wildcard bit.

[Salsa Gal]

There's days I'm kinda' disappointed GSRM/GRSM (Gender, Romantic, and Sexual Minorities) didn't catch on, though I suspect it's 'cause it's a little too broad. Could probably fix it slapping a "consensual" in there somewhere, but eh.

God this, I'm so mad nobody ever made this the common term, you're the first time I've seen anyone even mention it in like 4 years. It's so much better than actually trying to list everything that could be contained under the acronym. I still try to use it sometimes, but most of the time I end up having to explain what it means all over again.

[scriver]

While I acknowledge that it's not my place to make judgements about other people's labels, it feels a little too toothlessly broad to me.

But I'm a label conservative, so take that with a grain of salt. I was just thinking when I posted my above post of how I used to belittle the plus part but over the years I've grown quite fond of it to the point where it's my default that I don't want to budge from now (frumple's * upset me ). It just takes longer for me.

And, to be fair, with GRSM you could make a lot of bad GRRM-sexual puns

[Starver]

It reminds me too much of GPRS.

_{(Oh the irony, that as I'm replying my tablet indicates that it has dropped out of 4G into the E signal type (missing out H+ and H, etc). And I'm not even moving about.)}

And I consider myself "one of the 'A's in LGBTQIAA++", so I'm not sure GRSM is inclusive of me. I'm being oppressed!

[Great Order]

GRSM makes me think of GRRM, which then reminds me of how shittily GoT ended and I get upset.