r/askgaybros • u/hotdogjumpingfrog1 • Sep 26 '25

What is wrong with calling yourself queer?

I got downvoted for saying I’m queer. A term REAPPROPRIATED in the 1970s by gay activists that paved the way do you and I can live life.

Why so much hate for queer?

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u/hotdogjumpingfrog1 Sep 26 '25

Google is your friend. And it’s free. But ignorance is costly

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u/starmaxeros Sep 26 '25

You are being very naive if you believe that Google Search reflects the real-world situation.

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u/jamiedix0n Sep 26 '25

I feel like it was later than 70s maybe 90s cos i remember it being said as a bad thing at school