Sincere question: when talking about “the LGBTQ+ community” in spoken conversation, is there an acceptable alternative term just for flow purposes? I tend to use “queer” as shorthand which I’ve heard others use gracefully but wondering if there’s another term.

I thought about just saying “everyone in the rainbow” but I dunno if that’s common but it sounds kinda nice?

Boosts appreciated I want do check myself in this cuz it’s important and I’m curious what folks do