Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay."
Contents:
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
* gay be queer *
? SummaryIn the ntext of LGBTQ+ inty, the word gay is typilly ed reference to a person who is sexually and/or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr. Some people may intify as both gay and queer, though others may e only one of the terms or a different term altogether.
You may have qutns about why some people intify as gay, queer, both, or another specific way.
In this article, we will expla how the terms gay and queer are ed differently the ntext of sexualy and genr inty. What is the difference between the words gay and queer? Both gay and queer are often ed as self-intifyg terms.
TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
Origally posted March 1, 2016 by Hari Ziyad at For a while, I thought I was gay. And maybe I was for some of that time – there’s nothg wrong wh beg gay. But I’m fely not now. I thought I was gay bee I thought I was a man, and I thought I was only and always attracted * gay be queer *
In the ntext of sexual inty, the word gay is generally ed to mean “of, relatg to, or beg a person who is sexually or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr.