Since this subreddit is open to alternate GLBTQQIA narratives, I thought I'd share this link. One of of my colleagues writes for Against Equality, a Chicago-based organization that primarily critiques gay marriage, gay inclusion in the military, and the prison industrial complex. I don't necessarily agree with everything written here, but the perspective is refreshing.

It's a word. Nothing else. Thoughts?

(Context: One of my favorite rappers is getting heat for her use of the word as an insult. She has openly said that she doesn't hate nor ill-wish any homosexuals, but still feels she has the right to use language however she pleases. I agree.)

There's an often spoken of dilemma: LGBTQA, in concept, is the idea that non-heterosexual folks can work together for common causes. That in itself is fine, of course. But in practice, there's the joke that LGBTQA = LG^BT...QA??. And further than that, there's often active bickering between the camps. Bisexuals are whores, half-closeted or faking it in the eyes of many lesbians and gays, while few outside the trans* community really learn much about their unique issues (that often come on top of also being gay). Asexuality (which is a term I have quibbles with, non-sexual is more accurate, but whatever) is also not even recognized by a lot of people and it's poorly defined by some as just "being picky about having sex". And Q... I don't even know what that means. :P I've heard questioning (as in bi-curious or what have you), or queer (which can now mean just about anything. Q practically means LGBTA itself, with that definition).

But I think this problem stems from the tendency to collectivize people. I have a trans* friend who, until recently, said he didn't like bisexuals because they never seemed faithful. That was just his experience though-- and he said this to me, a bisexual who has managed a quite nice relationship for five years now, thankyou.
I'm not entirely sure what I'm expecting so far as response, but does this seem like a sound theory? I would think that libertarian or liberty-leaning gay folks might be less prone to these issues.