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Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning "strange" or "peculiar", queer came to be deployed pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late-19th century. Beginning in the late-1980s, queer scholars and activists began to reclaim the word to establish community and assert a politicized identity distinct from the gay political identity. Queer identitites may be adopted by those who reject traditional gender identities and seek a broader, less conformist, and deliberately ambiguous alternati ...more

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Heartstopper: Volume 6 (Heartstopper, #6)

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Beauregard Lionett

Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)

気になってる人が男じゃなかった Vol. 1 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 1]

The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)

A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #1)

気になってる人が男じゃなかった Vol. 2 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 2]

Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3)

Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous (Everyday Magic, #1)

What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)

What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3)

気になってる人が男じゃなかった Vol. 3 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 3]

Warrior Princess Assassin (Braided Fate, #1)

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Frozen by Stardust (Beasts of the Briar, #5)

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1)

Among the Burning Flowers (The Roots of Chaos, #0.2)

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Quotes Tagged “Queer”

“ What was the point of being himself if he had to be alone? ”
― Austin Chant, Peter Darling

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“ If I was gay, I wouldn't need an asterisk beside my name. I could stop worrying if the girl I like will bounce when she finds out I also like dick. I could have a coming-out party without people thinking I just want attention. I wouldn't have to explain that I fall in love with minds, not genders or body parts. People wouldn't say I'm 'just a slut' or 'faking it' or 'undecided' or 'confused.' I'm not confused. I don't categorize people by who I'm allowed to like and who I'm allowed to love. Love ...more ”
― Leah Raeder, Black Iris

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