Queer vs gay

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These days we rarely hear the word queer to describe homosexuals. I don't know why it has fallen from the lexicon, but I never hear it any more, even as a negative.
What are your thoughts?

I find queer offensive 3
I don't give a damn 14
I don't care to be labeled 5
I don't mind gay 1
I don't mind queer 0
I find gay offensive 2
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  • Couman
    9 years ago

    It seems like queer is now used more as an umbrella term for any kind of non-conforming gender or sexuality.

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  • Shrunk
    9 years ago

    I've heard it used with the LGBTs referring to gender these days, don't remember what exactly it means in that context, but it's supposedly acceptable...

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    • anti-hero
      9 years ago

      Gender Queer means someone who is neither male or female. I think that's right anyway.

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  • derpyderp
    9 years ago

    For me queer has always meant bi, not gay

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  • dom180
    9 years ago

    It's not a very common word, you're right.

    I don't know how I feel. Some people consider the word "queer" successfully reclaimed/reappropriated, but whether or not it's offensive still depends on who is using it and what they're saying.

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    • Holzman_67
      9 years ago

      Yesss context and content Dom!!

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      • dom180
        9 years ago

        You know it :)

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  • GreyWulfen
    9 years ago

    "Queer" is kinda a word for "not heterosexual", so not necessarily the same as gay.

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