If your argument EVER rides on “but x group wasn’t at stonewall” you’re a fucking tool. MOST community terms and language are new and folks talk constantly about how they identified as other groups back in the day before they created terms for more specific identities.
Not to mention, this is incredibly US centric and an illogical spot in history to mark as “if you weren’t here you aren’t part of the community,” considering it was completely different in other parts of the world.
Stop being little pricks
also i feel this kind of logic also implies that the english words are objectively the default, and that no alternative definitions or wordings in other languages or countries matter..
and it also down-plays the significance of the fact that many people in the greater community do not in fact identify with any english word at all, though because of sentiments like you just mentioned, a lot of people feel forced to do so even outside of speaking english.
so imo, this is both america-centric and anglo-centric. because lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender are all words in english. – and it is very narrow to think equivalents have the same history and connotation and history.
All of this,
AND it’s like a ‘no immigrants, you must be here for 10 generations to matter’ approach but for communities. Fuck that shit. How about a ‘no borders, if our community can give you a home, I am so glad you are here. We’re stronger when we work together’ approach instead?
