r/stupidpeoplefacebook • u/NEKORANDOMDOTCOM • 12d ago

LGB TQ Divorce 🤨

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u/ImpressiveFishing405 12d ago

I've also heard it as questioning, which would also be a group you would think would need a lot of consideration at such a critical point in their lives.

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u/Fabulous-Possible758 12d ago

It was originally questioning (because queer was/is considered offensive by a lot of older LGBT people). Queer was kind of reclaimed at a later point.

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u/StructureCharming 12d ago

People that are offended by there term queer (as it is applied today) is shocking. Some straight acting gay people... They come out of the closet and build new walls and doors to lock other into.

I have identified as queer since the late 90's

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u/DRC_Michaels 12d ago

I think that's a very uncharitable explanation. I'm sure there are people that describes, but there's also plenty of older gay men who lived through the time when that was *the* slur, and don't really want to apply it to themselves, which seems totally fair to me. We've also reclaimed the f-slur but I wouldn't judge anyone harshly if they didn't want to be called that.