PITTSBURGH - Mayor Bill Peduto announced today that his LGBTQIA inclusion panel will be re-named. Speaking at the city's Pride Festival, Peduto said that the group will now be known as LGBTQIACMXEZKDSOVWHFRPJNU.
"I don't know how to pronounce it," the mayor quipped. "But once we added the 'I' and 'A,' I thought, what if someone identifies as Confused? Or Dumbfounded? I would feel horrible if we excluded anybody and hurt their feelings."
Noting that New York City recognizes 37 different gender identities, they mayor said the new designation may not be broad enough. "We'll see how this goes before we start adding symbols or emojis. But we can't be too sensitive on this topic."
Peduto also pointed out that marketing opportunities exist within the new name. "We have VW together; maybe Volkswagen will want to show how roomy their cars are to accommodate a lot of people. And 'KD' is together so the TV station can still use 'You're in KD Country.' Who wouldn't want to be involved in this?"
