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Is it better to use LGBTQIA or MOGII?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 20, 2015
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Depends what you're using them for. The problem with the LGBT+ monikers is that it pinpoints specific identities. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, but also Agender and Aromantic, and maybe Genderqueer and Gray-asexual? Maybe we should add a P on there for poly and pan, but a D for demi. And it goes on, becoming an alphabet soup of letters to make sure we don't leave anyone out. No identity is more important than another, so why should the label for our entire community represent only a few of us? MOGII, on the other hand, stands for Marginalized Orientations, Gender Identities, and Intersex. No need to label everyone, because everyone is included. Panromantic? Marginalized orientation. Demiboy? Marginalized gender identity. We're all covered, everyone is welcome, no one is ignored or left out, and no arguing over what each letter stands for. Done. However... while most people know what LGBT+ and its incarnations mean and represent, not so many outside of the community know what MOGII means. So if you're trying to reach a wide audience who may not know much about our community, you may be better off sticking with LGBT+ and friends for now, even though MOGII is more inclusive and much more fun to say.
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2015
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Depends on what you feel more comfortable using. I prefer to use MOGII (Marginalized Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex) as it is more inclusive than LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Asexual). There is also the term GSRM (Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minority). LGBTQ(IAP)+ is the most known but it depends on what you feel most comfortable refering to.
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Anonymous on May 6, 2015
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Just for simplicity, it's probably better to use LGBTQIA, or LGBT+, because most people will understand what you mean. I am myself a member of the queer community, and I truly didn't have a clue what MOGII means. In a communtiy that is well informed, it might make sense to use MOGII, since it includes everybody.
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Anonymous on May 10, 2015
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As a member of what I call the LGBT community, I personally don't care! Use whatever you can remember.
Profile: amazingHeart17
amazingHeart17 on Dec 17, 2015
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It depends on what your intentions are. If you are trying to refer to yourself or someone else who fits in the LGBTQIA community, then go ahead. But if you want to be more inclusive to everybody, and not necessarily SPECIFIC sexual orientations or gender identifications, you could use MOGII. It is all up to the situation and the person you're talking to. LGBTQIA is something that more people are familiar with, and can feel more like a community than MOGII. However, MOGII is more inclusive to everyone, especially people who are of the lesser known sexualities and genders, such as pansexual, polysexual, demisexual, demigirl, demiboy, genderfluid, etc. So in my opinion I would just say to vary from situation to situation.
Profile: AskingAriel
AskingAriel on Apr 16, 2015
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Both are great. LGBTQ+ is more specific to the different things, but none of them will cover everything.
Profile: luxagape
luxagape on May 9, 2017
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MOGII is a fairly new acronym, and while I think it's more descriptive of the broad spectrum of sexuality and gender identities, the two should be used in conjunction until more people are aware of its meaning.
Profile: Peter1447
Peter1447 on Jul 13, 2015
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What ever you feel like is appropriate for youself personally either is wrong or right for me, i feel like what ever you want is right!
Profile: haleymh
haleymh on Dec 21, 2015
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It is ideal to use LGBTQIA+ because it is a more open-ended abbreviation that works with more people.
Profile: thethirteenthour
thethirteenthour on Apr 10, 2015
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The former is great for conversations about being specifically inclusive; the other term is a more broad inclusion, but it is less known to people who may not be familiar with the community. Use at your discretion.
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