Cornerbeans

Just recently, I heard someone complain about the term LGBTQIA+. Not because they don't support it, they couldn't care less how others choose to identify themselves and just think everyone should live how they want to. Their problem was the acronym itself, and how every letter stands for something, and the + signifies there to be even more letters and meanings. Which, in their opinion, ultimately leads to the exclusion of those not in-the-know. So even if they do identify with the meaning behind one of the letters, they can't identify with the label of 'LGBT'.

It's an interesting take to have I think, and definitely worth talking about. But what I'm getting at is that, in this situation, I was completely taken aback by the fact that someone couldn't know what the letters stood for and meant, because I myself have been in this community for so long that it seemed like common knowledge.

What I find most interesting about this is how I simply assumed everyone lived like this.

Like, I genuinely thought it was normal to meet someone new and immediately go, "Ah yes, you have the vibes of egg yolk on fried salmon paired with leather and oil paints. Nice to meet you!" or avoid group projects because that one guy in the class gives off the exact scent of expired almond milk, burnt car tires, and impending doom.

At this point, I'm not sure if I'm psychic or just a weird little spice rack with trust issues.

Just me?