Term Offensive or Not This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 27 years, 3 months ago by J-W. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 21, 1999 at 12:00 am #3541 J-WMember I’ve noticed that some gay people refer to themselves or their gay friends as ‘queer.’ Do most gay people find this an acceptable term? What if it were used by a straight person? Original Code SO43. Click here to see responses from the original archives. Click “to respond” below to reply. User Detail : Name : J-W, City : Des Moines, State : IA, Country : United States, Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In