An exclusionist is a person who gatekeeps (i.e. excludes) certain people or
identities from a group. This is particularly prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community, but also occurs in other (usually minority) groups as well. Often times exclusionists stubbornly maintain one viewpoint without attempting to understand those they
exclude, even after having their mindsets thoroughly
debunked by inclusionists. Exclusionists often treat identities as "clubs" and "in-groups" that they exclude others from in order to feel more valid in their own identities, usually not realizing that those outside the group often do not understand the differences and subject all identities to judgement and oppression.
1. Penny is a pansexual exclusionist. She says that pansexuals invalidate bisexual and trangender people, but that makes no sense. She doesn't get that bisexuality is the attraction to two or more genders, and that
pansexuality is the attraction that is not determined by gender, and that neither invalidates other identities.
2. You're a bisexual exclusionist because you think you can only be gay or straight, no in-between? Dude, you know that bisexuality isn't always an attraction to just men and just women, right?
3. Did you hear Andrew is an
ace exclusionist? He keeps saying he excludes asexual and aromantic people from LGBTQ+ because he doesn't know the difference between
asexuality and abstinence. He really needs to do some research.
4. You know that one author? Turns out she's a TERF, which means she excludes transgender people from feminism because they weren't born female. What a boomer.
5. I'm genderfluid, and use
neopronouns. If you're an exclusionist and you don't think my identities are valid, don't interact!