In a sense, this was probably to expected. Just view the language now used around issues of sexual identity. Whereas gay and lesbian \u201d\u201d or even just gay \u201d\u201d was once considered fine it is now necessary to add a whole bunch more of sexual identities.<\/p>\n
The simplest is LGBT \u201d\u201d lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender \u201d\u201d but it is not uncommon to see LGBTTIQ \u201d\u201d lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, intersex, queer and questioning.<\/p>\n
Use these terms enough and no longer is it right question why these various groups are being jammed together \u201d\u201d even though being transgender has nothing to do with being gay and I still have no idea how two spirited became a category. The decision that they are related comes from interest groups and not common sense. And now politicians, journalists and social scientist feel obliged to repeat this litany as if it was the law of the land.<\/p>\n
This is nothing to do with liberalism but with group-think.<\/p>\n