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How do you know that word is not offensive to anyone when it is used in queer guy?? Did you take a survey or something??
You could read the Wikipedia definition of Queer, or you could Consult Queer Berkeley's website.
I think you're missing the point. I know the definition in the dictionary. It's the perception of what it means that counts. You don't get that???
Yes that's why I quoted from Wikipedia: it discusses the PERCEPTION:
Queer has traditionally meant odd or unusual, though modern use often pertains to LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and non-normative heterosexual) people. Its usage is considered controversial and underwent substantial changes over the course of the 20th Century with some LGBT people re-claiming the term as a means of self-empowerment. The term is still considered by some to be offensive and derisive, and by others as a re-appropriated term used to describe a sexual orientation and/or gender identity or gender expression that does not conform to heteronormative society.
Do you get it?
It is OFTEN USED: "LGBT people reclaim the term AS A MEANS OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT."
As a result, if you search for Queer websites, you'll find all sorts of Queer Organizations that cater to the LGBT "community."