Going over-board with adding letters to the traditional "GLBT (
Gay/
Lesbian/Bi-sexual/Trans)" acronym to attempt to include every non-
homophobic possibility. GLBT alphabet soup can become a very long, nonsensical acronym. It becomes nonsensical in that it is redundant. Queer, for example, is a rather broad term that has already been covered by the GLB part of the acronym. Trans-gender and transsexual are close enough to the same thing that it's
safe to just refer to those
people as "trans". Questioning is ridiculous, because it doesn'
t take that long to figure out if you're
gay or straight. Most people know their sexual orientation at a very young age. Allies shouldn'
t be included in the acronym because, as much as gays appreciate their support and openness, they simply aren'
t queer. The whole point of the original GLBT acronym is to have an all-inclusive term to describe queer people, not their fan club. Intersex is too detailed for the acronym; as previously stated, the very purpose of the GLBT acronym is to have a universal, simple term to refer to queer people. There can be more letters added, but the example of the GLBT alphabet
soup is enough explanation of the redundancy of this term.