I explained that my primary concern is the confusion of queer = kinky, etc. Queer is not inherently kinky et al. You can be queer and involved in kink, BDSM and fetish. You can be straight and involved in kink, BDSM and fetish and etc.
While kink et al are part of an identity and sexuality for many, I would say they are also more of a way of practicing sexuality and they are not intrinsically the same as LGB, nor should they be confused or lumped with it as such. Because, I said - you can be straight and kinky et al, just as you could be queer.
Being poly, kinky et al is just not the same as having a "queer" (LGBA) sexual orientation. There is discrimination, yes, but it's different.
And I prefer the two groups not being lumped together. One grouping is inherently about NOT being heterosexual - but being queer - and encompasses experiences specific to those identities. In the other grouping, a person of any gender identity or orientation could be included and encompasses experiences which may overlap, but are different in some ways.
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I explained that my primary concern is the confusion of queer = kinky, etc. Queer is not inherently kinky et al. You can be queer and involved in kink, BDSM and fetish. You can be straight and involved in kink, BDSM and fetish and etc.
While kink et al are part of an identity and sexuality for many, I would say they are also more of a way of practicing sexuality and they are not intrinsically the same as LGB, nor should they be confused or lumped with it as such. Because, I said - you can be straight and kinky et al, just as you could be queer.
Being poly, kinky et al is just not the same as having a "queer" (LGBA) sexual orientation. There is discrimination, yes, but it's different.
And I prefer the two groups not being lumped together. One grouping is inherently about NOT being heterosexual - but being queer - and encompasses experiences specific to those identities. In the other grouping, a person of any gender identity or orientation could be included and encompasses experiences which may overlap, but are different in some ways.