Just so we’re all on the same page

‘Queer’ is a slur. 

Taking on ‘queer’ as an identity means recognizing that it is a slur and trying to reclaim that. Just… be careful how you use it :-/

It’s not a neutral apolitical word. 

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  1. nanasekei reblogged this from airellia
  2. airellia reblogged this from queasyfemmeproblems and added:
    As usual Devyn is way better at words than I am :-P
  3. polyticks reblogged this from queasyfemmeproblems
  4. sapphrikah reblogged this from flapjackstate and added:
    Thinking about this, I realize, I use the term queer when I know someone is something other than hetero but I’m not sure...
  5. tooyoungforthelivingdead reblogged this from queasyfemmeproblems and added:
    some of the ase-bashing on my dash this morning is pretty upsetting, but this is the best assessment I’ve seen I’m not...
  6. nowherezone11 reblogged this from flapjackstate
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  8. queasyfemmeproblems reblogged this from airellia and added:
    I’m really frustrated...something that keeps having to be said. When people take the word...
  9. 3dela said: for a lot of people in the lqbtq community, using “queer” is very empowering. at my univ., we voted to rename our lgbtq group the “Queer & Ally Student Assembly” and many of my friends prefer “queer” over terms like “bisexual” or “lesbian”
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