QUILTBAG

[David Barnhart]

QUILTBAG, while cute, is hardly more than a "stunt word" so far.  

Nexis = 5 articles. 
Google News = 1 article. 

And there are not 2 Q's as would be required for both _queer_ and
_questioning_, 2 A's for _allied_ and _asexual_, and 2 G's for _gay_ and
_genderqueer_.

DKB

-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Bill Mullins
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 11:13 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: QUILTBAG

---------------------- Information from the mail header
-----------------------
Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Poster:       Bill Mullins <amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      QUILTBAG
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---

This is a new one on me:
" It stands for Queer/Questioning=2C Undecided=2C Intersex=2C Lesbian=2C Tr=
ansgender/Transsexual=2C Bisexual=2C Allied/Asexual=2C Gay/Genderqueer. It =
is meant to be a more inclusive term than GLBT/LGBT and to be more pronounc=
eable (and memorable) than some of the other variations or extensions on th=
e GLBT/LGBT abbreviation."
http://queerdictionary.tumblr.com/post/3899608042/quiltbag
 		 	   		  =

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org