queer
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- noun
- /kwɪr/
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persona queer
- She proudly identifies as a queer person, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights everywhere.
- queer (LGBTQ)
- transgender and queer
- bisexual and queer
Happy gay month to all the gays, queers and queers.
- Happy gay month to all the gays, queers and queers.
Examples
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You'll probably grow up queer, you know that?
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There are people who are working to make queer people feel safe in all of those states.
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And with me being a black queer woman, that was also very interesting.
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What do you think it's doing for young women, young queer activists right now?
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And in particular focusing on on the queer community and people who are allies.
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This is like a staple for queer literature.
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She is here and she is queer, always and forever.
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Well, it's a media outlet that is supposedly about queer news and lifestyle and politics.
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The sheer joy of being alive and queer radiated from every face.
Academic text (2012) -
They're sitting next to women with blue hair, you know, polyamorous, vegan, queer community people.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
Violent acts against LGBTQ+ people because of their sexuality or gender identity
Surface Forms
Etymology
Queer was once an insult, but many LGBTQ+ people later took the word back and now use it as a broad, proud label for identities that are not strictly gay, lesbian or straight, so queer can be a positive identity term for some people.