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[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I Lived through the 80'S+ and it was always homosexual or Gay & lesbian. G&L rights, G&L bookstores, G&L bars, G&L community center, organizations, magazines, etc. Every book talked about Gays and lesbians, anything the dealt with "Gender" was about masculinity and femininity, but within your own sex, and not denying your own sex. Getting someone to interact with a person with the opposite sex genitals was considered an attack on our sexuality by homophobes. Bisexuals were included eventually as they were overlooked in our community. It was all about drag queens, not transexuals. They came out of nowhere, though now I know they were fighting to get in for a long time.

I wonder why these people never question WHY organizations like Glaad (The gay and lesbian alliance against defamation) only include homosexuals in the name if trans were there all along.