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24 Feb 2008, 11:41 am

Hey! I'd like to suggest a forum for us GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) folk. It seems that there are enough of us here to warrant one and I think it would be a hit.

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24 Feb 2008, 11:42 am

this is a good suggestion because there are already a wealth of topics on the forum relating to GLBTQ issues.

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24 Feb 2008, 11:44 am

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24 Feb 2008, 12:28 pm

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I volunteer to moderate!

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="alex"] we don't select mods who ask they ask to become moderators because it usually indicates that the person will want to help wrong planet so much that they moderate things that should be left alone.

alex's point on volunteer mods.

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24 Feb 2008, 1:32 pm

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24 Feb 2008, 1:42 pm

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24 Feb 2008, 1:44 pm

I'm up for it!
I agree that there are quite a few posts dealing with issues related to the GLBTQ communities.

NOW FOR THE RULES.....

ummm, anyone want any? :wink:

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24 Feb 2008, 1:45 pm

what's the Q mean? If it's what I think it means, there's no place for it.

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24 Feb 2008, 1:47 pm

I think it would be good to have a section for GLBT(?Qs)

GLBT related things SHOULD be kept in a place for people who are accepting and willing to participate, I don't need it in the general area.

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24 Feb 2008, 1:52 pm

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what's the Q mean? If it's what I think it means, there's no place for it.

It stands for either queer / questioning (i'm surprised you aren't familiar with the GLBTQ acronym) and I think people questioning their orientation have the right to discuss the process as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questionin ... _gender%29

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24 Feb 2008, 1:56 pm

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It stands for questioning

Now I've heard some say it stands for "questioning", and others say "queer". I don't know which. As a convention in the UK the acronym tends to be left at "LGBT".

I think there is room for an LGBT forum here, but at the same time, I like the fact that our posts are just accepted in the other fora. I mean, if it's an adult topic, it gets discussed in the adult forum, but otherwise it isn't like there is reason to hide us away.

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24 Feb 2008, 1:58 pm

ah, ok. I was just thinking about how "queer" can be used as a derogatory term for a homosexual.

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24 Feb 2008, 2:22 pm

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I was just thinking about how "queer" can be used as a derogatory term for a homosexual

Ah, I understand.

Of course queer is used as a derogatory term, but it is also an accepted sexual identity in its own right, with its own branch of academia too. (Queer theory).

Gay is still used as a derogatory term too, but it's good not to let petty minded homophobes dictate how we use our own language

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24 Feb 2008, 2:53 pm

you mean how some black people call each other niggas?

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24 Feb 2008, 3:05 pm

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you mean how some black people call each other niggas?

I'm not entirely certain, as I've never had an in depth discussion with people that use the term "n****r / n***a" about the use of the word.

The Wikipedia article on Queer is pretty good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer
As is the article on Queer Theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_theory

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29 Feb 2008, 3:37 am

I would like a GLBTQ forum. Sometimes I want to post a thread on a GLBTQ-related topic, but I don't know where to put it. In the general forums, some people might find it too "adult" (depending on the specific topic), but I also don't like the idea of GLBTQ issues having to be relegated to the Adult Forum, as though there's something inherently offensive about sexual minorities . . . Anyway, I would participate.

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