Queer
Queer
Queer (/kwɪər/) is a term that has been adopted by many people who do not identify as heterosexual and/or cisgender. The term is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a variety of identities related to gender, sex, and sexual orientation.
Etymology
The term "queer" originally meant "strange" or "peculiar". From the late 19th century, it began to be used to refer to people who were perceived as being different in terms of their sexual orientation. In the late 20th century, the term was reclaimed by activists and academics who sought to challenge heteronormative and cisnormative societal norms.
Related Terms
- LGBTQ+: An acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. The "+" symbolizes the inclusion of other identities not explicitly listed in the acronym.
- Gender Identity: A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
- Sexual Orientation: A term used to describe a person's enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, both genders, neither gender, or another gender.
- Cisgender: A term used to describe a person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.
- Heteronormativity: The belief that heterosexuality, predicated on the gender binary, is the norm or default sexual orientation.
- Non-binary: A term used to describe a person who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman. Non-binary people may identify as being both a man and a woman, somewhere in between, or as falling completely outside these categories.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Queer
- Wikipedia's article - Queer
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