The queer in canonqueer

[sqbr]

I'm not entirely comfortable telling LGBTQIA people what "queer" means but I'm pretty sure the definition of "queer" at canonqueer is too narrow.

Anyway, they look like they would benefit from a wider range of opinions regardless (and could be an interesting comm!).

Comments

[yalovetz]

I actually think their original definition wasn't too bad and am disappointed that they now include all trans characters by default. The new definition automatically defines all trans characters as queer regardless of their identity and this, to me, is problematic. A lot of trans people are not queer identified and if they get lumped under the queer umbrella regardless then that erases their agency, identity, and ability to self-define, which happens to trans people far too often already.

I would have happily joined the community (were I into that kind of fandom) under their initial definition of queer, but not under the new definition.

[cesy]

Thank you for posting this. I see what you mean, and have posted over there to try and get them to clarify and rephrase.

[sqbr]

Ack, sorry for contributing to that :( The thing I was least sure on was straight trans people who don't identify as queer but I wasn't sure how to express that unsureness. It's one of the reasons I made this post, in the hopes someone less clueless might feel like talking about it with them. From the looks of things they are trying to come up with a way to resolve the issue, hopefully they can find one.