LGBT?

[Papurusuta]

LGBT but no S? well eventho i think ''straight'' people are kind of bi aswell  

[Mystic Requiem]

It's because straight people have all the support in the world. Lesbians, Gays, bisexuals and transgenders DO NOT have all the support from the community. Adding an "S" to the LGBT would seriously piss some people off.

 

[Le Scratch]

There's no need to add it. Heterosexual orientation is fairly universally accepted around the world, and as many of the problems the LGBT community faces are not present in the heterosexual community, the purpose of this guild is to provide support for issues many straight people do not face.

I do appreciate the thought, however.  

[Prince Ikari]

You actually have a good point. Because technically, the B and the T can be heterosexual as well, so why not add the S? Only the L and G are of a different sexual orientation.  

[Le Scratch]

kh.ikari

You actually have a good point. Because technically, the B and the T can be heterosexual as well, so why not add the S? Only the L and G are of a different sexual orientation.

Once those are brought up, issues arise. A 'normal', in quotes for emphasis on the skewed perception of normality, person would never have to deal with the level of ridicule a person who is transgendered or bisexual might. Transgenderism is often condemned more than homosexuality, and bisexuality is mocked as being not real because it 'has to be one or the other', or closeted homosexuality and thus not a genuine thing.

Anyhow, the 'equality supporters' includes the entire spectrum - the guild isn't limited exclusively to those who are themselves LGBT and that is explicitly stated in the description. 3nodding  

[Prince Ikari]

Le Scratch

kh.ikari

You actually have a good point. Because technically, the B and the T can be heterosexual as well, so why not add the S? Only the L and G are of a different sexual orientation.

Once those are brought up, issues arise. A 'normal', in quotes for emphasis on the skewed perception of normality, person would never have to deal with the level of ridicule a person who is transgendered or bisexual might. Transgenderism is often condemned more than homosexuality, and bisexuality is mocked as being not real because it 'has to be one or the other', or closeted homosexuality and thus not a genuine thing.

Anyhow, the 'equality supporters' includes the entire spectrum - the guild isn't limited exclusively to those who are themselves LGBT and that is explicitly stated in the description. 3nodding

A strait person wouldn't have to deal with the level of ridicule as a person who is bisexual or transgender, that is true. And I do know that transgenderism is condemned more than homosexuality. I've been through the ridicule myself back when I thought I might have been transgendered. I told a few people about it where I live and the guilt they made me feel was awful, that I stopped thinking about it.

Indeed it is stated. I just thought it was an interesting point he brought up was all.  

[Papurusuta]

i see yea but khikari T and B are also considerd ''weird'' by idk who the fk made the rules about love  

[Le Scratch]

It is an interesting point, certainly. No reason to add the S, but many straight people DO experience attraction to the same sex at some point. Estimates vary but it's generally accepted at between forty and seventy percent of people experience attraction, with up to twenty-five percent of those people engaging in some sort of same-sex sexual behavior at some point in their lives.  

[MaliSny]

Eh, I don't think it should be added. I think that if LGBT was as accepted as straight is, then there wouldn't be a LGBT guild or anything. Because a lot of the world is still unaccepting to LGBT, whereas if your straight...well most assume you are without asking unless you specifically tell them otherwise.

..and besides, you can't add EVERY different orientation to the acronym. They don't have pansexual or genderless but LGBT just kind of stands for it all but straight imo.