[thomond]

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[nine_k]

Has "queer" become a slur? Even as a part of the "LGBTQ+" moniker?

[michaelt]

Queer was a slur within living memory [1] - it's been largely reclaimed in the last few decades, but it's still offensive to some. You'll find that when respectable publications use the term, it's always in a positive context.

When it comes to LGBTQ it's not offensive - much like one can refer to legendary gangster rap group NWA by their chosen abbreviation, even if the N stands for a word you wouldn't use in polite company.

[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2019/08/21/7523303...

[pmx]

It used to be a slur, then the community adopted the word as their own. That historical negative connotation still lingers for those who remember it that way, though.

[bheadmaster]

    - queer
    adjective
    1.
    strange; odd.
    "she had a queer feeling that they were being watched

[nextaccountic]

Many LGBT+ people identify with the "queer" label

[ktosobcy]

I would not consider it a slur tbh...

[righthand]

Only a slur if you have hate in your heart when you use it. Otherwise it has common usage.

[thomond]

You can claim this about all slurs, my point is that most websites don't care and blanket ban them.