[nostromo]

Part of it is Alphabet Tourism.

I'm gay and many of my legit LGBT friends have noticed a trend where lots of younger folks are claiming to be queer, bi, non-binary, asexual, pansexual, trans, etc., without a lot of evidence that they're anything other than a straight person looking to feel special.

[fleddr]

Same thing on Mastodon, which I tried for a month or so. It seems every single profile you open some of the claims you mention are there, followed by disabled, and a bunch of (self-diagnosed?) mental illnesses.

It's like they're collecting pokemons. And it's not used as a list of characteristics, it's their "identity" and an accomplishment. It is center to every single thing they say, whom they associate with, etc.

[ilyt]

"You are now banned from /r/games" lmao

[DiscourseFan]

I'm done with even calling myself gay or straight or anything, the moment you do you are surrounded by insufferable people.