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History of the word Queer
Continued with negative vibe
Now used also as a verb:
to quiz or ridicule,
to puzzle,
to cheat
to spoil
Queer Nation began in 1990.
"Gay is great. It has its place. But when a lot of lesbians and gay men wake up in the morning we feel angry and disgusted, not gay. So we've chosen to call ourselves queer. Using "queer" is a way of reminding us how we are perceived by the rest of the world.
(May) have derived from German language
-Words "quer" and "twer" which mean
cross,
oblique,
squint,
perverse,
wrongheaded.
Used as an adjective:
not normal
out of sorts
gidddy
faint
ill
Taken from a "negative vibe" to a positive or neutral term
Working towards liberal conservatism
It is an IDENTITY not a descriptive/objective fact about someone
Not all members of the LGBTQA agree with this or feel this
way. It is a word with a deep hisotry. If they do choose to say this it is because they are apart of the community & have the
privledge to do so.
Do not throw this word around as a joke.
Find a better way to say it even if you "didn't mean it that way"
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1750
2016
1650
1850
Used to mean homosexual, or sexual pervert
When the word entered English language the meaning changed
Typically it was used to say something was
strange,
odd,
peculiar
Ex. Robert Frost's Poem
There was a negative connotations -> Something was bad.
People of the LGBTA community are identifying as
"queer" (Some not all)
"Why do I need a label? Accept me as I am.
Accept me as queer."
Used as an umbrella term for
people who are "not straight"
A fluid term, not a solid term.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer#Reclamation
http://keywords.nyupress.org/american-cultural-studies/essay/queer/
https://community.pflag.org/abouttheq