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I am going to need to carry a glossary with me eventually while referring to a certain segment of our society.<\/p>\n

OK. Here we go.<\/p>\n

The gay community a while back began using the term LGBT to define itself. It stood for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender; the way I see these things, the terms lesbian and gay mean the same thing, as it defines those who are attracted sexually to others of the same gender.<\/p>\n

Then LGBT added the letter Q, meaning queer. When I was a kid, queer was thought to be an epithet; no more, apparently.<\/p>\n

Let’s throw in the letter P, which stands for pedosexual. I understand there’s a connection between homosexuality and pedophilia, although I understand that pedosexual refers only to boys. Sheesh!<\/p>\n

Now we see the letters “I” and “A” added along with a plus sign.<\/p>\n

So … the identity of some of us is now expanded to read LGBTQPIA+<\/p>\n

What the hell? Is your head spinning? Mine sure is.<\/p>\n

I am not comfortable even talking casually about individuals’ sexual orientation. It’s none of my damn business. I have never discussed sexual intimacy with strangers.<\/p>\n

But this growth in the alphabet-soup listing of individuals with a seemingly endless list of sexual orientations borders on the ridiculous. What about the I and the A? Here’s what I found:<\/p>\n