LGBTQ+ and Esperanto
od punkmat, 20. avgust 2015
Sporočila: 110
Jezik: English
vejktoro (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 07:25:42
Alkanadi (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 08:17:02
vejktoro:What about extra sex drive? Extreme opposite of asexual...Usually, we just call these people teenagers.
Tempodivalse (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 12:25:28
vejktoro:What about extra sex drive? Extreme opposite of asexual; does that get a letter? People like that get called things like 'pervert', or 'sex fiend', etc, even from within their relationships.The technical/clincal term is hypersexuality, I think.
vejktoro (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 14:36:10
Alkanadi:Ha!vejktoro:What about extra sex drive? Extreme opposite of asexual...Usually, we just call these people teenagers.
vejktoro (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 14:48:49
Tempodivalse:The technical/clincal term is hypersexuality, I think.Very well.
Would this somehow fall under LGBetc. Seems to make logical sense as we put asexuality there. Looks kinda like the LGBTQ+ thing is turning into a giant bucket where we put every nuance that is not strictly 'normal' hetero-monogamous behavior.
If the goal of such groups IS to make things accepted, normal, and understood, will we ever get to drop letters from the anachronism as society changes?
Just wondering aloud.
Also, there is no Eo link on that wikipedia page.. any ideas?
Alkanadi (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 14:59:55
vejktoro:The problem is that there is no such thing as normal. When it comes to sex, I think it very hard to classify what is normal because nobody is "normal". How can you normalize the data?Tempodivalse:The technical/clincal term is hypersexuality, I think.Would this somehow fall under LGBetc. Seems to make logical sense as we put asexuality there.
Therefore, the LGBT+ community needs a lot more letters in its acronym if it is to consider all "alternative" styles. I bet 80% of the population falls into the "not normal" category.
Tempodivalse (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 16:42:54
vejktoro:Well, I'm not aware of there being a "hypersexual community" in the same way there is (for instance) an asexual community - someone can correct me if I'm wrong.Tempodivalse:The technical/clincal term is hypersexuality, I think.Very well.
Would this somehow fall under LGBetc. Seems to make logical sense as we put asexuality there. Looks kinda like the LGBTQ+ thing is turning into a giant bucket where we put every nuance that is not strictly 'normal' hetero-monogamous behavior.
There are large variations in the level of human sex drive, and the upper end of the spectrum already seems built into the definition of the non-asexual sexualities (homosexuality, heterosexuality, etc.)
If the goal of such groups IS to make things accepted, normal, and understood, will we ever get to drop letters from the anachronism as society changes?Good question. If sexual orientation were to become as uncontroversial and uninteresting a feature of a person as eye colour, perhaps we would no longer feel the need for distinctions as a matter of course. (I can't even remember what colour eyes people I meet have.)
Also, I think you mean "abbreviation" not "anachronism".
vejktoro (Prikaži profil) 03. september 2015 19:28:05
Tempodivalse:I think you mean "abbreviation" not "anachronism".Funny, actually I meant to write "acronym", which is also wrong. LGBTQ+ is a right pain to pronounce.
Casperr (Prikaži profil) 05. september 2015 21:57:57
epidemnic (Prikaži profil) 05. september 2015 22:33:03
Edit: Also I'm happily polyamorous. If anyone here has any questions, instead of making broad assumptions, feel free to ask me about it! I can't speak for all polyamorists (just as I can't speak for all transgender people, or all Esperantistoj), but I can certainly share how I and my partners practice ethical nonmonogamy, to clear up any confusion.