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*'''QUILTBAG''' (queer/questioning, undecided, intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, asexual, gay) was among the first proposed alternative acronyms. It was coined by Sadie Lee in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=QUILTBAG&oldid=59811453 |title=QUILTBAG |access-date=30 July 2021 |date=19 July 2020 |website=Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary}}</ref> Though QUILTBAG is relatively long compared to LGBT, having the acronym be a pronounceable word made it easy to talk about. However this also leads to confusion, as it is not a distinct word. The '''U''' is sometimes stated to stand for "[[List of uncommon nonbinary identities#Unisex|Unisex]]", a type of nonbinary identity.<ref name="medi_Lite">{{Cite web |title=Literary Canon Fodder {{!}} Cardyn Brooks Reviews |author= |work=Media Diversified |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=14 February 2021 |url= https://mediadiversified.org/2018/02/11/literary-canon-fodder-cardyn-brooks-reviews/ |quote=...the absence of any QUILTBAG (Queer, Questioning, Unisex, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Asexual, All, Gay) characters...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322214924/https://mediadiversified.org/2018/02/11/literary-canon-fodder-cardyn-brooks-reviews/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="yapr_Auth">{{Cite web |title=Author Guest Blog: Diversity in YA |author=Suzanne 'Xan' van Rooyen |work=YA Pride |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=14 February 2021 |url= http://www.yapride.org/2013/04/author-guest-blog-diversity-in-ya/ |quote=QUILTBAG stands for queer, unisex, intersex, lesbian, trans, bi, asexual and gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207125034/http://www.yapride.org:80/2013/04/author-guest-blog-diversity-in-ya/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | *'''QUILTBAG''' (queer/questioning, undecided, intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, asexual, gay) was among the first proposed alternative acronyms. It was coined by Sadie Lee in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=QUILTBAG&oldid=59811453 |title=QUILTBAG |access-date=30 July 2021 |date=19 July 2020 |website=Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary}}</ref> Though QUILTBAG is relatively long compared to LGBT, having the acronym be a pronounceable word made it easy to talk about. However this also leads to confusion, as it is not a distinct word. The '''U''' is sometimes stated to stand for "[[List of uncommon nonbinary identities#Unisex|Unisex]]", a type of nonbinary identity.<ref name="medi_Lite">{{Cite web |title=Literary Canon Fodder {{!}} Cardyn Brooks Reviews |author= |work=Media Diversified |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=14 February 2021 |url= https://mediadiversified.org/2018/02/11/literary-canon-fodder-cardyn-brooks-reviews/ |quote=...the absence of any QUILTBAG (Queer, Questioning, Unisex, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Asexual, All, Gay) characters...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322214924/https://mediadiversified.org/2018/02/11/literary-canon-fodder-cardyn-brooks-reviews/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="yapr_Auth">{{Cite web |title=Author Guest Blog: Diversity in YA |author=Suzanne 'Xan' van Rooyen |work=YA Pride |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=14 February 2021 |url= http://www.yapride.org/2013/04/author-guest-blog-diversity-in-ya/ |quote=QUILTBAG stands for queer, unisex, intersex, lesbian, trans, bi, asexual and gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207125034/http://www.yapride.org:80/2013/04/author-guest-blog-diversity-in-ya/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
** '''QUILTBANG''' is a variant of this which adds an N for nonbinary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqandall.com/what-are-the-most-common-acronyms-in-the-lgbtq-community/ |title=What Are The Most Common Acronyms in the LGBTQ+ Community? |date=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://seattlepride.org/news/using-inclusive-language |title=Using Inclusive Language | date=14 July 2020}}</ref> | |||
*'''SAGA''' (Sexual and Gender Acceptance) is among the acronyms that seek to describe the common threads amongst the community, rather than list out all the possible identities. However, like QUILTBAG, it is a word that has a different meaning, which causes confusion. It also can describe an organization, Sexuality and Gender Alliance. | *'''SAGA''' (Sexual and Gender Acceptance) is among the acronyms that seek to describe the common threads amongst the community, rather than list out all the possible identities. However, like QUILTBAG, it is a word that has a different meaning, which causes confusion. It also can describe an organization, Sexuality and Gender Alliance. | ||