What I Hate

What I hate is the LGB community activists, journalists, bloggers, etal using LGBT acronym but then only mentioning transpeople in passing as part of the larger community, issue, policy, etc. but never addressing the transgender issue in their writing, talks, videos, etc.

This has long been the practice going back decades, even a generation, where it was easy to require their support for LGB issues but then deny support to them for their issues which don't necessarily relate to the larger LGB issues.

This ranges from legal rights, healthcare, employment protections and rights, etc., anything that is pretty much unique to transgender people. The LGB community simply has ignored or excluded them in the discussion but then keep adding the T to the LGBT label.

This is blatant discrimination and what I hate about LGB people when they do this. If you can't be fully inclusive then don't include the name. It's the old adage, use it or lose it, but don't patronize it. It hurts real people and it hurts the gains transpeople need.

Support them or be honest enough to say you don't, but don't lie. That's why you're not liked or trusted.