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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
There seems to be this big perceived step right now for people to say "Hey world, I'm one of the LGBT.....+ buckets". Isn't that kind of messed up? It's an implied step from "normal" to "not normal". But no one is normal, regardless of gender. Or everyone is normal, depending on how you want to frame it lol. That announcement shouldn't be a thing.
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The reason those classifications exist is to help provide clarity around the nuance of how people identify. It's there to prevent people just lumping everyone who falls into those categories as "gay," as has been western culture for decades past. And each of these identities has a distinct feature.
Two-spirit, for example, is hugely central to indigenous cultures. It has deep cultural and belief connections to who you are as a person. That label exists for good reason, especially as a cultural frame of reference.
Also, I think you were asking on a higher level why these labels? That's also just for humans in general. People organize based on labels, it's what we naturally do. Nationality, ethnicity, language speakers, favorite sports and favorite sports teams, level of fitness, level of skill, professions, and yes, even gender-based identities.