Queer 1: The short explanation is that queer is mostly used by people under the gay umbrella and or someone who is under the trans umbrella (mtf, ftm, nonbindary and more.)
Queer 2: Someone can also use queer as their sexuality (often used by people who are more comfortable with it or doesn't know what their sexuality it. If you want to know more about that then you can always ask the person themselves.)
Queer 3: To explain to someone that they aren't straight.
If you want to know what that person mean by queer just ask them. They should answer your questions if you ask them nicely and explains that you mean no harm in your questions. If they don't want to answer then they don't have to. Remember that they are still a human.
Queer 1:
1: Do you know their sexuality?
2: No but I know that they are queer.
Queer 2:
1: Okay so they are queer?
2: Yeah, they feel more comfortable with using queer than explaining their sexuality every time.
1: But how are they going to find someone if they don't tell them?
2: I actually don't know but I will ask them next time I see them.
Queer 3:
1: What do you mean you don't (only) like the opposite gender?
2: Well I'm queer.
A word that used to mean 'gay or lesbian', probably excluding bisexual and pansexual people. Nowadays it's a catch all term used to mean 'transgender, nonbinary or gender nonconforming'. Personally I do not like the widespread use of this term because transgenderism and gender conformity are both issues that are important enough to be treated separately, even though they can of course intersect. It's a bit like having a catch-all phrase that means 'woman or black person or both'. Also encourages gender essentialist thinking which is a problem on the modern 'left'.
Person A) Bob is queer.
Person B) Does that mean Bob is transgender, or gender nonconforming, or both?
Person A) I don't know.
A derogatory term for gay people but it's acceptable if someone identifies as this word
Alex You're a queer
Joe I identify as queer
Queer is someone like my friend vinny
Hes gay as hell ⁉️⁉️🔥🔥💯💯💯
- Queer is a term used for gay people