Editing Talk:Queer (section)

== Changes to first sentence ==

Last week @[[User:ALeafInAutumn|ALeafInAutumn]] changed the first sentence of this page to read "'''''Queer''''' is often used as an [[umbrella term]] for people who are [[non-heterosexual]], non-[[cisgender]], non-[[allosexual]] or [[alloromantic]], or [[intersex]]." I have edited the sentence to ready "''Queer'' is often used as an [[umbrella term]] for [[sexual and gender minorities]]" and want to explain my reasoning here.

Since 2010 this page has started with some variation of “Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.” In November 2021 an editor shortened this first sentence to “Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities” due to redundancy and awkwardness and a different editor counter-edited it to “Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender,” which is roughly how it has read for the last 5 years. 

Particularly since there is now a Wikipedia page for [[sexual and gender minorities]], it feels like the clearest choice is to go back to “Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities,” because ALeafinAutumn’s addition of “non-[[allosexual]] or [[alloromantic]], or [[intersex]]” while accurate, makes for a sentence that is difficult to understand if you aren’t already well-versed in detailed LGBTQ terminology. [[User:RadicalCopyeditor|RadicalCopyeditor]] ([[User talk:RadicalCopyeditor|talk]]) 18:35, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

:I agree that this is the best course of action. Thank you for recognizing (as I should have) that reducing is better than adding (just as "queer" is a much better term than "LGBTQIA+"). [[User:ALeafInAutumn|ALeafInAutumn]] ([[User talk:ALeafInAutumn|talk]]) 01:22, 5 February 2026 (UTC)