LGBTQRST

I don't know if I'm losing touch with age or the world has got 'fuckier' but I need to vent.

LGBT, I have always been aware of this label placed on a community. Some years ago it started to add more letters on to the end and now we have LGBT+ and it's inclusive to everyone unless you identify as a pebble.

Now I am seeing a lot of social media profiles where the person asks that you address them as they/there or them if you are to refer to them (I did it.Progress). This for me is a new realm of 'I must definitely be getting old and out of touch' as this is nothing to do with sexuality but instead gender. Ignore the fact all the queers use it, I believe I can use the word queer as it is sitting under the LGBT+ umbrella somewhere between extra terristeral and sea foam.

I guess for me this little rant is I must be getting ignorant as I grey and wrinkle and I truly have no idea what is happening. For me, I identify as gay if I need to tick an equal opportunities box. What does this mean for you? Well I don't need you to refer to me as anything other than Joe. Cunt if my back is turned. I prefer the company of men and that should in theory have no effect on you or how you behave around me. I don't have a rainbow flag draped behind me everywhere I go and if you have negative or positive opinions on my sexuality I don't mind. If you aren't physically attacking me, feel free to air them.

I don't represent a community, I represent myself, my mum for bringing me up and those who have taught me and sculpted me as a person over the years. If I say something shocking then that was my opinion and not that of a community. I don't even know where this' community' meet. Morrisons cafe?

I do believe everyone can call them self what they like, date and express them self how they like and dress as a unicorn if it so pleases them. I don't think everyone needs to slap a label on it. I strive to not have a label put on me, I am just me. I don't understand why social media bios need to have the labels because I don't imagine the same people introduce theirself to strangers in real life as 'I'm 22 and an art lover, I like long walks in winter and you must refer to me as they/them' because that sounds cray.

I don't judge, I just ask everyone is who they want to be and sod it, let's have an orgy.