I don't have the power to change what bigots are using it for. So I have to assume that people who use the term are using it in that way for my own safety. Outing myself in person to the wrong person in this day and age can get me murdered. And I don't have the energy to ask every person on the internet to clarify. I don't care what people use to describe themselves internally or within their communities. I am talking about the world in its current state. If people don't clarify their intention, then I have to assume the worst common meaning for safety.