• I’m aware of what it stands for. But using ‘A’ as a catchall for several identities means aro-spec identities are still frequently neglected, allies try to claim it just stands for them instead of ace, aro, and/or agender people, so its still ends up being exclusive in practice while just being unnecessarily long given its failure to achieve the intended goal.

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      The plus sign being where it is probably contributes to it being seen as a catch-all, even though it’s not supposed to be; the acronym goes LGBTQIAA…

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      Idk, as an ace person, I personally appreciate it. I don’t really care if allies try to claim it because they are wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯