I always considered the plus to mean “and everyone else.”. Am I wrong? I’m a strait and have never felt out of place at an LGBTQ+ event. I have felt out of place at a couple of the gay bars my friends have taken me to… I didn’t feel rejected or anything and still enjoyed dancing the night away… I just wasn’t in search of anyone that was there. They were strictly G bars tho, not some pansexual playground like the LGBTQ+ places where I’ve had a blast and gotten lucky at the end of the night