Alberta’s impending anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation is stoking fear and anxiety
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Potential anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation in Alberta has parents worried about the impact on their kids.

I think whoever uses it is a bigot making fun of the LGBT+ community.

Is that a belief you have as a self-identifying member of the LGBT+ community yourself?

Yes. And im not just self identifying, I’m actually gay.

Would you be that bold in a parallel universe where the acronym was LBT+? I’m taking the piss. I appreciate hearing your perspective

It was always LGBT as a acronym that is all including.

Except it wasn’t? The L goes first now as a homage to the Lesbians who took part in the… You know what. Sure buddy. You seem to already have all the answers.

Putting 2S at the front is part of Truth and Reconciliation, recognizing the intersectionality of being Indigenous and two-spirit and the importance of including Indigenous Knowledge across all systems of power.

With all due respect, decrying their inclusion is racist and continues the perpetuation of colonialist systems of oppression.

I say this coming from a position of immense privilege, as a white, cis male from fairly wealthy and educated non-immigrant parents.

I say this coming from a position of immense privilege, as a white, cis male from fairly wealthy and educated non-immigrant parents.

Yeah its obvious because the people all this BS is about don’t give a single fuck because they have problems besides Virtue signalling. You make fun of minorities.

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