It's not derogatory when used by people who identify as queer. It IS derogatory if you apply it to other people, especially if you're not queer yourself.
Not sure about that. I'm sure there are situations where it could be derogatory, but if someone referred to me as queer, I wouldn't be offended regardless of the other person's sexual orientation.
I should've said "it CAN BE derogatory". I think it might vary according to who and where you are. Where I live, it's definitely still used as a slur. People have reclaimed it to an extent, but it's still used in a malicious and threatening way. Also, it seems like "queer" as a noun is generally more likely to be used as a slur than "queer" as an adjective.
It seems unlikely to me that somebody would say "you're a queer" in response to a post like this if they didn't mean it in a derogatory way. The OP wasn't asking if they're gay or not, so why else would they say that?
IIN im a gay but pretending?
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Why have people downvoted this? Queer is a fairly commonly used term and is no longer derogatory.
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Hey being a queer is awesome! It's not a mean thing to say.
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It's not derogatory when used by people who identify as queer. It IS derogatory if you apply it to other people, especially if you're not queer yourself.
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Not sure about that. I'm sure there are situations where it could be derogatory, but if someone referred to me as queer, I wouldn't be offended regardless of the other person's sexual orientation.
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I should've said "it CAN BE derogatory". I think it might vary according to who and where you are. Where I live, it's definitely still used as a slur. People have reclaimed it to an extent, but it's still used in a malicious and threatening way. Also, it seems like "queer" as a noun is generally more likely to be used as a slur than "queer" as an adjective.
It seems unlikely to me that somebody would say "you're a queer" in response to a post like this if they didn't mean it in a derogatory way. The OP wasn't asking if they're gay or not, so why else would they say that?