November 25, 2000 at 12:00 am #28947
Lauren
Member
The word ‘Queer’ emerged as a code-word within the GLBT community sometime during the pre-Stonewall era. It was subsequently adopted by heterosexuals as a deragotory term but has recently been reclaimed by us young Queers as a word of pride and empowerment. I like the word because it is much more inclusive than any of the other terms and allows me to express my love for women without having to identify specifically as either ‘lesbian’ or ‘bi’ (I have yet to figure out which of these I am). I generally think this is the most inclusive and appropriate word to describe our very diverse community.