I am a cis-gendered, heterosexual white woman with all kinds of privilege. I am not an expert on LGBTQIA+; I'm just an ally.
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I have been studying these patterns closely for the better part of a decade. I kind of can't believe that I haven't written in depth about this before. I've certainly written some, and talked some, hither and yon, but here is the story I really want to tell.
The real question here is actually, "Why are these words spelled the way they are?"
10th Grader: “A run-on sentence is a sentence without a period, and a sentence fragment is…is a…I have no idea.” [Looks defeated, ashamed.] Me: “So what makes a sentence a sentence?” 10th Grader: “I honestly have no idea.” Me: "You're in excellent company. Most adults I ask also cannot tell me."
English has a robust collection of words for writing. All of them have a bloodline that reveals both the physical and psychic work of writing.