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How did the T get into LGBT?

From Gender and Language, a review of Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globalization and Gay Language. How gay marriage really will change hetero marriage: And here's why that is a really good thing for everyone. A review of The Future of Marriage by David Blankenhorn. A review of No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive by Lee Edelman. For 35 years, long before "traditional family values" became a buzz-phrase, PFLAG has been preaching inclusion, love, acceptance, and understanding. How did the T get in LGBT? The 30-year fight for a federal gay civil rights law may fail because activists insist on including rights for transgendered people too. Has gay inclusiveness gone too far too fast?