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WW215 · 2nd Jan 2012, 11:45 PM

Hi I am new to EC and this question is kinda open to opinion but how do you say/spell them? I know straight people that say it LGBT and most glbt people I know say it GLBT. Is it because lesbians are more socially accepted than other homosexual transsexual bisexual people. What do you think and how do you spell them.

Sorry for any grammatical or spelling errors this is from my iPhone.

Rooni321 · 3rd Jan 2012, 12:07 AM

If I'm writing it out I say LGBTQQA because it kind of covers everyone.

And I say LGBT because it flows better and its just what I'm used to lol I guess it just depends on the person (:

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Young Anonymous · 3rd Jan 2012, 12:14 AM

Iv always said GLBT, but that just becuase Ive heard that the most. But it isn't out of any sort of acceptance or preferance, it's just the order it was said. Whatever flows better for you

Hana Solo · 3rd Jan 2012, 12:17 AM

LGBT works better for me. I can say it easier. But it doesn't really bother me to be honest.

**Maddy** · 3rd Jan 2012, 12:18 AM

I think LGBT looks better but GLBT flows better when you say it.

electrolicious · 3rd Jan 2012, 01:38 AM

I tend to say LGBT. I'm not sure why, but it just sounds better to me. At any rate, I think it leaves a lot of people out so I usually just use "queer". I know not everyone likes that; some people might feel offended by it, and some might just not identify as queer themselves. However, it's a lot simpler than having some huge acronym.

Porphyrogenitus · 3rd Jan 2012, 02:24 AM

QUILTBAG.

But mostly LGBT, if I want to be understood

WeirdnessMagnet · 3rd Jan 2012, 02:31 AM

LGBT. GLBT sounds like something from a car commercial for me...

Samadhi · 3rd Jan 2012, 04:25 AM

GBLT - firstly because I personalise it with a stress on "gay/bi", but also because I pronounce it arbitrarily as "Gabbalt"

Quiltbag is amusing, too - how does that acronym break down?

Hexagon · 3rd Jan 2012, 04:32 AM

LGBT. I just always have. I've heard it more than anything else, and I personally disagree with the whole 'personalisation' of the acronym, as it lets you say that something else is inferior to you.

Samadhi · 3rd Jan 2012, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RubiksCube

LGBT. I just always have. I've heard it more than anything else, and I personally disagree with the whole 'personalisation' of the acronym, as it lets you say that something else is inferior to you.

Yeah, that is a danger for misinterpretation. I don't think an official order exists though, so it's pretty much a whatever-goes order. Some variations are easy to "pronounce" than others. LGBT sounds like legbite, at the moment, or a sandwhich

Always a worry with acronyms!

Austin · 3rd Jan 2012, 04:52 AM

I personally can't even remember allll the letters cus I hardly say it... idk if I've ever said it out loud. But my mind is more programmed to see "LGBT" since that seems to be what I've been more commonly written. I don't rly think it's because lesbians are more socially accepted or anything though.

Hexagon · 3rd Jan 2012, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Samadhi

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Originally Posted by RubiksCube

LGBT. I just always have. I've heard it more than anything else, and I personally disagree with the whole 'personalisation' of the acronym, as it lets you say that something else is inferior to you.

Yeah, that is a danger for misinterpretation. I don't think an official order exists though, so it's pretty much a whatever-goes order. Some variations are easy to "pronounce" than others. LGBT sounds like legbite, at the moment, or a sandwhich

Always a worry with acronyms!

Queer is probably better. But then people might get offended

**Rosina** · 3rd Jan 2012, 05:10 AM

LGBT was the first acronym that I came across, so that's the one I've stuck with. It seems the most widely used, at least in my corner of the world/life. I agree though, it looks better than other acronyms, but I don't have much issue in pronouncing "LGBT" (I say "ell-jee-bee-tee") but I can see other acronyms rolling off the tongue easier. I don't think there's an official acronym to use, so it's whatever comes naturally to you, I guess.

As for why LGBT seems to be the most widely used, whilst not being the easiest to say, I have no idea.

midwestgirl89 · 3rd Jan 2012, 05:11 AM

I like LGBT. GBLT or GLBT remind me too much of a Bacon, Tomato, and Lettuce sandwich.

Porphyrogenitus · 3rd Jan 2012, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Samadhi

Quiltbag is amusing, too - how does that acronym break down?

Q - Queer
U - Unidentified
I - Intersex
L - Lesbian
T - Transgender
B - Bisexual
A - Asexual
G - Gay

fiddledeedee · 3rd Jan 2012, 08:05 AM

LGBT – I think it looks better written, and it's just what I'm used to from reading Wikipedia as it's the one they use. I like QUILTBAG, but I stick to LGBT as it is more likely to be understood and I think that if you add a letter for every possible orientation, someone will always feel left out somehow but LGBT is understood to encompass everyone. I do sometimes add a Q, but only in writing.

Revan · 3rd Jan 2012, 08:13 AM

I've always said LGBT but it might be because I am around straight people most often. :S

**Mogget** · 3rd Jan 2012, 08:20 AM

I think the longest I've seen was LGBTTQQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual). I like QUILTBAG, but generally go with LGBT. In spoken English, I generally use queer.

DarkClarity · 3rd Jan 2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Porphyrogenitus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samadhi

Quiltbag is amusing, too - how does that acronym break down?

Q - Queer
U - Unidentified
I - Intersex
L - Lesbian
T - Transgender
B - Bisexual
A - Asexual
G - Gay

QUILTBAG. I quite like that.

I personally use LGBT because it was the first acronym I came across. I don't mind either really.

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2nd Jan 2012, 11:45 PM	#1
WW215 Member Regular Member Gender: If I knew I could not tell you Orientation: Questioning Out Status: I am in narnia Location: Oregon Posts: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012	GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them Hi I am new to EC and this question is kinda open to opinion but how do you say/spell them? I know straight people that say it LGBT and most glbt people I know say it GLBT. Is it because lesbians are more socially accepted than other homosexual transsexual bisexual people. What do you think and how do you spell them. Sorry for any grammatical or spelling errors this is from my iPhone.

3rd Jan 2012, 12:07 AM	#2
Rooni321 EC's Hopeless Romantic Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: gay, str8, bi Out Status: Out to everyone Location: San Francisco, California <3 Age: 17 Posts: 1,321 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them If I'm writing it out I say LGBTQQA because it kind of covers everyone. And I say LGBT because it flows better and its just what I'm used to lol I guess it just depends on the person (: Welcome to EC<3 __________________ "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially." Ernest Hemingway

3rd Jan 2012, 12:14 AM	#3
Young Anonymous ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ Polar Bear ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ Full Member Gender: MtF Orientation: People Out Status: Mom Location: Oklahoma Posts: 105 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them Iv always said GLBT, but that just becuase Ive heard that the most. But it isn't out of any sort of acceptance or preferance, it's just the order it was said. Whatever flows better for you

3rd Jan 2012, 12:17 AM	#4
Hana Solo EC's Dear Abby- talk to me! Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Mostly into girls Out Status: Closet is getting a little crowded Location: Not even a dot on the Australian map Age: 17 Posts: 1,096 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them LGBT works better for me. I can say it easier. But it doesn't really bother me to be honest. __________________ Thor: No matter what he's done, Loki is from Asgard and is my brother Black Widow: He killed 80 people in two days. Thor: ...adopted. ~The Avengers, 2012

3rd Jan 2012, 12:18 AM	#5
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I think LGBT looks better but GLBT flows better when you say it. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

3rd Jan 2012, 01:38 AM	#6
electrolicious Member Full Member Gender: Male (FTM) Orientation: Pansexual Out Status: Out to those who matter Location: Massachusetts Posts: 61 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I tend to say LGBT. I'm not sure why, but it just sounds better to me. At any rate, I think it leaves a lot of people out so I usually just use "queer". I know not everyone likes that; some people might feel offended by it, and some might just not identify as queer themselves. However, it's a lot simpler than having some huge acronym.

3rd Jan 2012, 02:24 AM	#7
Porphyrogenitus Kalos Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: If you think of a spectrum... yellow/green Location: Brisbane, QLD Age: 21 Posts: 290 Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them QUILTBAG. But mostly LGBT, if I want to be understood __________________ "I'm sick of these conventional marriages. One man and one woman was good enough for your grandmother, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Nobody, not even your grandfather." - Groucho Marx

3rd Jan 2012, 02:31 AM	#8
WeirdnessMagnet Chronic victim of Captain Tpyo Regular Member Gender: I don't want one. Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Internet does not count. Location: Klein sexuality bottle Posts: 201 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them LGBT. GLBT sounds like something from a car commercial for me... __________________ Signature temporarily taken down for maintenance.

3rd Jan 2012, 04:25 AM	#9
Samadhi Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: I take it gay bi gay. Out Status: Friends, sister. Location: Where the drop bears hunt Posts: 126 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them GBLT - firstly because I personalise it with a stress on "gay/bi", but also because I pronounce it arbitrarily as "Gabbalt" Quiltbag is amusing, too - how does that acronym break down?

3rd Jan 2012, 04:32 AM	#10
Hexagon Bright Spark Full Member Gender: ?TM transguy Orientation: Panromantic Asexual Out Status: Pending review Location: Somerset, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,051 Join Date: May 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them LGBT. I just always have. I've heard it more than anything else, and I personally disagree with the whole 'personalisation' of the acronym, as it lets you say that something else is inferior to you. __________________ When god has low self-esteem, does that make him an atheist?

3rd Jan 2012, 04:52 AM	#12
Austin Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people in my life. Location: Orange County, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,790 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I personally can't even remember allll the letters cus I hardly say it... idk if I've ever said it out loud. But my mind is more programmed to see "LGBT" since that seems to be what I've been more commonly written. I don't rly think it's because lesbians are more socially accepted or anything though. __________________ Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?

3rd Jan 2012, 05:10 AM	#14
Rosina An Abnormal Default EC Moderator Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: As out as the next straight kid Location: Surrey, UK Age: 19 Posts: 4,103 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them LGBT was the first acronym that I came across, so that's the one I've stuck with. It seems the most widely used, at least in my corner of the world/life. I agree though, it looks better than other acronyms, but I don't have much issue in pronouncing "LGBT" (I say "ell-jee-bee-tee") but I can see other acronyms rolling off the tongue easier. I don't think there's an official acronym to use, so it's whatever comes naturally to you, I guess. As for why LGBT seems to be the most widely used, whilst not being the easiest to say, I have no idea. __________________ Hang in there, because things have always and will always change - It Gets Better Rebecca Drysdale

3rd Jan 2012, 05:11 AM	#15
midwestgirl89 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Interested in Women Out Status: Some people Age: 23 Posts: 559 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I like LGBT. GBLT or GLBT remind me too much of a Bacon, Tomato, and Lettuce sandwich.

3rd Jan 2012, 08:05 AM	#17
fiddledeedee 22/12-31/12+X! Full Member Gender: Complicated female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 15 Posts: 1,128 Join Date: May 2011	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them LGBT – I think it looks better written, and it's just what I'm used to from reading Wikipedia as it's the one they use. I like QUILTBAG, but I stick to LGBT as it is more likely to be understood and I think that if you add a letter for every possible orientation, someone will always feel left out somehow but LGBT is understood to encompass everyone. I do sometimes add a Q, but only in writing. __________________ A problem should be measured not by the cause of the problem but by the consequences it has on a person. ~ Anfauglith

3rd Jan 2012, 08:13 AM	#18
Revan EC Addict Full Member Gender: M for MEEP! Orientation: Mutant and Proud Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Windsor, Ontario Age: 24 Posts: 6,564 Join Date: Jun 2005	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I've always said LGBT but it might be because I am around straight people most often. :S __________________ "Is there some reason my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?" - Miranda Priestly. Strength is not defined by physical capacity, but by indomitable will. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you just wind up screwing yourself.

3rd Jan 2012, 08:20 AM	#19
Mogget Mad and dead as nails EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 5 or 6. It varies Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Alaska Age: 22 Posts: 2,024 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: GLBT VS LGBT or however you want to say them I think the longest I've seen was LGBTTQQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual). I like QUILTBAG, but generally go with LGBT. In spoken English, I generally use queer. __________________ "As to what I am, I once was many things but now I am only several." - Mogget in Sabriel by Garth Nix "The world is quiet here." - VFD

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