Just wanted to send you some love and validation as someone who also identifies with queer and is hurt by its use as a slur. Its easier and lighter on my heart to accept the term Queer than any of the other umbrella terms, which I've had to argue for my inclusion in, or like Mogai, have been slandered into the ground. With LGBTQ+ even when people use the full acronym its sometimes hard to know if they include me or not, you know? And of course, Queer is a full identity in and of itself as well
yes! not to mention the tumblr habit of saying “lgbt” and not including any other letters or even a plus sign most of the time. i’ve even seen “LGBTA” where the Q is left off in a really passive aggressive way?? and it sucks.
queer is a beautiful, inclusive and empowering word and i’ll defend the use of it till i die basically. thank you for the kind message!
