Experts explain what 'queer' means for both LGBTQIA+ individuals and as an umbrella term for the community, as well as the term's controversial history.
In that way, "queerness is a rejection of everything that's associated with heterosexuality," Cheng said. "Even beyond the sexuality." What does queer mean now? The word "queer" has undergone quite a few evolutions. That's the nature of language: Words change meaning over time, and slan...
LGBT and LGBTQIA+ are acronyms to describe the community of people who don’t identify as heterosexual, straight, or cisgender. Here’s what each letter means.
“I have never officially ‘come out’ as queer, or really felt a need to. I’ve never sat my parents down and had ‘the talk’ with them, or pulled a friend or trusted colleague aside to get it off my chest. I’ve never felt isolated or discriminated against because of my sexualit...
And, as “gay/queer” became more acceptable, it has been thrilling and fulfilling to see younger people able to see themselves in others and to accept and embrace – to be Proud of – the selves they may realize that they are. Marriage Equality began to happen. RomComs and theatre about...
Love & Life Editor Lydia Wang is the love & life editor at Women’s Health, where she writes and edits content about sexual health, love and relationships, queerness, sex tech, and astrology. She is also the co-author of the romance novelHere For The Wrong Reasons, and previously covere...
Making sure LGBTQIA+ WAIMers are represented in our case studies and teaching materials We also know that the main way our queer, trans and non-binary friends continue to be most marginalized and oppressed is through discriminatory legislation, so we also only support politicians and legislators ...
Aromantic, which is an orientation where someone does not feel romantic attraction toward other people, says Amanda Pasciucco, LMFT, an AASECT-certified sex and relationship therapist. "It’s part of the 'A' on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum," adds Debra Laino, PhD, an AASECT-certified clinical ...
The internet has, as it usually does, co-opted the term. Now, some people use "queerbaiting" to describe the actions of an actual person who doesn't (openly) identify with the LGBTQ community but displays queer tendencies through the way they dress, their body language, or their reluctance...
"Queer" has long been used as a slur—a word to bring LGBTQIA+ people down and harm us. Its first known usage in this context was during the famous trial of playwright Oscar Wilde, wherein homosexual men were referred to as “snob queers.” "Queer" took on a shade of disgrace; it ...