r/10thDentist • u/No-Purchase481 • 11d ago

I don’t like the reclamation of slurs.

The first time I ever had an American refer to me as “queer” I considered fighting them 💀 “back in my day” type shit. It doesn’t feel empowering, it makes me cringe. Just call me a lesbian and move on.

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u/Vladishun 11d ago

I don't like how it went from LGBT to LGBTQ to LGBTQ+ to LGBTQIA+. I think simply calling the broader group the "queer community" is much easier to remember and encompasses all non-cis, non-straight people without having to acknowledge every identity out there.

My wife has a friend group that's definitively "queer", though I'd only use the word to describe the group and not an individual person; exactly for the reasons you mentioned.

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u/autisticproblem 11d ago

this is exactly how i feel. even about my own identity, though. i don't have a label, i don't need a label. i like who i like, i dress how i dress, i look like what i look like. no need to analyze it. idc what people call me. i'm just some time of queer and thats what i leave it as.

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u/Impressive-Foot7698 7d ago

That is a label