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[Arx]

I have been incredibly tempted to use GOLBAT in some of the recent discussions. For some reason, I didn't.

[Dutchling]

Now why would you do that.

That ruins the entire purpose of the abbreviation.

It's also oppressing Omnisexual people.

[MaximumZero]

I'm in the process of setting myself up to make a fair chunk of money, but the process is scary and HNNNNNNNGG inducing. Tech contracts are weird like that.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Wait, so just saying transgender is now impolite?

Meh, I'm gonna assume it's an internet abbreviation fad or something.

I don't think it's impolite, per se, but rather that it is useful for giving people want they want. Most trans people like using a word that starts with the abbreviation, but what comes after that becomes very contentious. So the asterisk is just telling them to insert whatever implied finish they want after trans-.

[Arx]

That's more or less my understanding. I think it's worth keeping track of the trends to avoid offending people.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

What the heck is GOL*BAT?

[Truean]

For myself, transgender is not an offensive term. Like anything, it can be if used wrongly.

It depends on how it is used and in what tone/circumstances. Outting somebody is a betrayal of trust they have trusted you with and it may open them up to violence, discrimination, and disownment, etc.

If said with a sneer then it's also bad. If it is made to "put people in their place" as then that is also bad. I've seen it said that "That one's a TRANS woman...." as if stated with a wink and a nudge to remind people that the person isn't good enough. The only time trans status should matter is medically and romantially.I inform the men I go out with of how I am / desire to be so that nobody gets misled. It is a scary and emotionally exhausting process.

"A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

While I only presume to speak for myself, I don't think "transgender" is a bad term in and of itself. Context matters.

[Arx]

Gay Omnisexual Lesbian (wildcard) Bisexual Asexual Transgender.

[TD1]

Gay...em....omnipresent....Lesbian...Bisexual...Asexual and transgender!

Omnipresent is there as a filler. I have no idea.

The asterisk is presumably so people can fill in whatever they want into there, heh.

I personally identify as one of the Grunts from Halo, so for me it's GOLGRUNTBAT.

Edit: I put in omnipresent cause I read omnisexual up above. I didn't know that was a thing, so assumed you were filling in the o same as me.

What are omnisexuals?

((All I can think of is Omnomomomom ))

[MonkeyHead]

Gay...em....omnipresent....Lesbian...Bisexual...Asexual and transgender!

Omnipresent is there as a filler. I have no idea.

The asterisk is presumably so people can fill in whatever they want into there, heh.

I personally identify as one of the Grunts from Halo, so for me it's GOLGRUNTBAT.

Omnisexual. That is probably a thing - like Omnivore, but for sex/gender. Or... omnigender?

[Truean]

A non acronym name is needed, because then the definition can be expanded and contracted without the word itself being expanded and contracted.

[MonkeyHead]

People. We should just fucking call everyone "people" and be done with arbitrary labels which divide.

[Dutchling]

Gay Omnisexual Lesbian (wildcard) Bisexual Asexual Transgender.

Almost. The * indicates that L stands for both Lesbian and Little People.

[Yoink]

Wait, so just saying transgender is now impolite?

Meh, I'm gonna assume it's an internet abbreviation fad or something.

*inb4 a heap of people dogpile onto Dwarfy and beat him into a pulp for offending someone, somewhere*

[TamerVirus]

Isn't 'people' a label too?!?

What if they identify as Werepony tri-sexual wind elemental other kin?