The queer in canonqueer

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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

[ex_peasant441]

Yeh, I get where you're coming from but I think the very fact there is a problem is very informative and tells us we shouldn't be trying to find a solution. I guess I'm now at a point where I reckon even having these discussions about what the group-of-people-about-the-name-of-which-there-are-varied-opinions want is part of the problem, since by lumping us all together people are creating an artificial distinction which causes more problems than it solves.

However, on occasion one needs a word or phrase, and obviously I speak for noone but myself but personally I am happiest with 'minority sexuality'. It's more inclusive than any alphabet soup, far, far less insulting than 'queer' and less liable to misunderstanding than 'gay'.