An exclusionist is a person who gatekeeps (i.
e. excludes) certain
people or identities from a group. This is particularly prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community, but also occurs in other (usually minority) groups as
well. Often times exclusionists stubbornly maintain one viewpoint without attempting to understand those they exclude, even after having their mindsets thoroughly debunked by inclusionists. Exclusionists often
treat identities as "clubs" and "in-groups" that they exclude others from in order to feel more valid in their own identities, usually not realizing that those
outside the group often do not understand the differences and subject all identities to judgement and oppression.
1. Penny is a pansexual exclusionist. She says that pansexuals invalidate bisexual and trangender
people, but that makes no sense. She doesn't get that bisexuality is the attraction to two or more genders, and that pansexuality is the attraction that is not determined by gender, and that neither invalidates other identities.
2. You're a bisexual exclusionist because you think you can only be gay or straight, no in-between? Dude, you know that bisexuality isn't always an attraction to just men and just women, right?
3. Did you hear
Andrew is an ace exclusionist? He keeps saying he excludes
asexual and aromantic people from LGBTQ+ because he doesn't know the difference between asexuality and abstinence. He really needs to do some research.
4. You know that one author? Turns out she's a
TERF, which means she excludes transgender people from
feminism because they weren't born female. What a boomer.
5. I'm genderfluid, and use neopronouns. If you're an exclusionist and you
don't think my identities are valid,
don't interact!