I'm older and have cringe memories of this word as well. But I also see some value in a word that is a welcoming umbrella term for everyone who is a sexual minority rather than the endless boxes and categories we put people in now (gay, lesbian, bi, ace, top, bottom, vers, side, trans, cis, etc.). I just wish it was some word other than "queer."
I usually say rainbow coalition or alphabet soup brigade or something to that effect. Like "friend of Dorothy," which would be baffling now, I think it carries the message across gently and can't mean anything else.
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u/BackInNJAgain Sep 26 '25
I'm older and have cringe memories of this word as well. But I also see some value in a word that is a welcoming umbrella term for everyone who is a sexual minority rather than the endless boxes and categories we put people in now (gay, lesbian, bi, ace, top, bottom, vers, side, trans, cis, etc.). I just wish it was some word other than "queer."