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Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

I've seen/heard of people specifically disavowed the term "queer" for their personal identity, but only a couple times and I, like others here, much prefer "queer" as a catchall term for brevity in all cases where there isn't someone objecting to it being applied to them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (15 children)

yeah, I'd be curious to learn why. like I'm all for a different umbrella term but it's hard to pick one without understanding the complaint.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because queer is a slur many of us have been called by bigots

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's why I don't identify with or use the term.

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