LGBTQQIAAP
Let me get this – erm – straight.
I recently saw an article that mentioned
the LGBTQQIAAP community and had to rush to the nearest Google to look it up.
It stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning,
Intersex, Asexual, Allies and Pansexual, as I’m sure everyone knows. Everyone,
that is, except me.
Leaving aside the question of whether this
comprises an actual community, I
thought I’d parade my own ignorance (and risk my prejudices showing) and just make
myself a note.
Lesbian, I get. That’s a term for a woman
who prefers women. I prefer women, too, but that only half qualifies me as a lesbian.
Gay apparently now refers only to men who
prefer men (when I thought it referred to anyone who was a homosexual, meaning same
in Greek). Wrong. So this means there’s no such thing as a gay woman?
Bisexual, I get. A bit of both. Well, maybe
more than a bit – but that’s a matter
of appetite, rather than persuasion. (Am I allowed to say “persuasion”? Don’t
know.) No, wait – it’s not both, it
has to be either. Both would imply at the same time, which would be
Troilism – which doesn’t seem to feature. So that would be a bit troilist,
wouldn’t it?
Transgender. Think I get. A matter of anything between self-identifying and
actual surgery – gender reassignment. Luckily there are only two genders to
choose from. Although…
Queer. Once derogatory, now a matter of
pride. Or Pride. And apparently, the big umbrella term to cover everything
else. (Except Troilism.)
Questioning. Don’t know. I mean, if you’re Questioning, you don’t know. And who can
blame you, when there’s so much to choose from? It takes, as Geo. Bassett &
Co would like to think but probably never intended, allsorts.
Intersex. That’s Intersex, not (as I first heard it) Into sex. Born with both male and female biological features.
That’s called something else in Greek culture: the nymph Salmacis fell in love with the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, and
prayed to be forever united with him. As a result Hermaphroditus and Salmacis
became joined in a single body which retained characteristics of both sexes. As
any fule kno.
Asexual. And there was me, thinking this
would just mean “not interested” – a permanent headache. But no (and I quote
from Decahedron of Q): asexual means a
person who is not sexually attracted to others, but that doesn’t mean they don’t
fall in love with others. They can be attracted to someone: they just don’t
have to act it out sexually. Some asexual people are happier on their own,
others are happiest with a group of close friends. Other asexual people have a
desire to form more intimate romantic relationships and will date and seek
long-term partnerships. Asexual people are just as likely to date sexual people
as they are to date each other. Also, there are different kinds of asexuality
such as grey-asexual, someone who has sexual attractions very rarely, and
demi-sexual, someone who only feels sexual attraction after already developing
a strong bond with someone. For some, sexual arousal is a fairly regular
occurrence, though it is not associated with a desire to find a sexual partner
or partners. Some will feel no desire for partnered sexuality [ie it’s DIY].
Other asexual people experience little or no arousal. Because they do not care
about sex, asexual people generally do not see a lack of sexual arousal as a
problem to be corrected and focus their energy on enjoying other types of
arousal and pleasure.
Phew – glad to have
cleared that one up. They don’t seem to have much of a voice, though, do they?
Allies. Apparently refers to straight
people who are supportive of members of the (deep breath) LGBTQQIAAP community.
Pansexual. Sex with oven gloves on. Only
kidding. To quote Decahedron of Q
again: Pansexual describes people who
are attracted to others with gender not a factor being considered. Pansexual
people are often mixed up with bisexual people as they both may date both men
or women. The gender of another person is not important to pansexual people as
they are attracted solely to the person himself/herself and the gender does not
contribute to the attraction. As I said, lucky there are only two genders, huh?
It’s complicated. And I haven’t even got on
to the subject of why none of the above might be described as “straight” – the
opposite of which is either “bent” or “crooked”.
Next week, BDSM. If I’m lucky.
Theresa May’s agenda reassignment
Oh, Vladimir – what a gift you’ve made to
Theresa May. Just when she was maintaining a steady, strong and stable decline
into Brexit oblivion, you’ve gone and given her a shot of nerve agent in the
arm.
Seizing the moment, our illustrious Prime
Minister has given the world a demonstration of her aroused vigorous at the
antics of the Kremlin. Not being possessed herself of a penis, Mrs May had to
hire one in – her priapic partner is Gavin Williamson and
the result, who would have guessed, has been a tidal wave of premature political
ejaculation.
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| Theresa May's Willi |
This has been Willi’s first outing on the public stage – and what an impression he’s made. Employing what I imagine is his most statesman-like tone, perhaps practised in front of the mirror before breakfast, he invited Russia to “go away and shut up”. Here’s a mature man in full command of the vocabulary of his high office, the warrior we need in this war of words, an undisputed voice of authority.
What’s more, as Sec of Def he has the key
to a war-chest full of tanks, jets and boats, so he can put our money where his
mouth is. With his protection, why would I need to carry on digging my nuclear
fallout shelter?
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