What is the meaning behind the word “queer” as used by these groups?
Queer is a term that is becoming more and more frequently used to describe the people who do not identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, or transgender. There are homosexuals who do identify as gay or lesbian because they feel that leads to stereotypes, so they adopt the term “queer”. In many cases the term “queer” is adopted by people still questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. In the case of gender identity the term queer can refer to genderqueer people. These are people who do not feel their gender identity is male or female and so do not live as either. The term queer is used more and more by GLBT groups to be an all encompassing label for terms that are not always as well defined and distinguished like, say, pansexual. It also prevents the community or organizations from having to add labels and letters. Queer, then, becomes a category that is for anyone that feels their label hasn’t been placed on its own elsewhere in the name.
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