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Originally Posted by olive

it would be nice if someday if we could ditch the labels and that we might be known as just people.

Maybe, maybe not. In my experience, it's usually straight white people who say this. It's a nice sentiment, but in practice what happens is that it becomes an excuse for the majority to ignore the minority. We and our unique contributions become invisiblized and marginalized.

Originally Posted by chriskisn

My question is not why Transgender people are included in GLBT but why Intersexuals don't generally rate a mention? Is it because the GLBT community is seen more as a lifestyle choice and the intersex community more of a medical condition?

Intersex is often included. None of it has anything to do with "lifestyle choices."

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't mean that to be mean, at all....but why does the terminology have to constantly change?

Because terms are constantly turned into derogatory slurs. "Idiot" and "moron" were originally medical terms, for example.