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you understand the broad value of using a single, all-encompassing word, then. You're in good company - many queer folks find that it takes them years to really solidify their gender and sexuality after they come out for the first time, and even then there are always surprises about who you find yourself attracted to or what you feel comfortable wearing. drawing sharp boundaries isn't productive when the boundaries are so fluid - for many, it makes more sense to just call yourself "queer" and define your gender and sexuality for yourself as you go.
Plus, I feel like we don't even really have words for all the different ways that one can be attracted to other people, and so sometimes the long acronym feels like a limiting concept made up by straight people. Am I even allowed to feel a form of attraction or express a gender identity that isn't one of the pre-existing letters in the acronym? If i'm sometimes attracted to androgynous people specifically with long legs and a short torso, are we going to add another letter to the acronym for that? Or can we just agree that it's all part of the beautiful queer rainbow and move on?