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I Am Queer

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By: silvermoon
Written on October 29th, 2007

I am queer.

I am not a homosexual because I have loving relationships with those who identify as male.

I am not bisexual, because bi means two and there are more than two genders.

Queer means many things. It has allusions to political activism, and it is a word that we had to fight to turn positive.

I am Queer, and I am proud of that fact.

(One of my partners jokes that "we're not lesbians, but you can't get much queerer than us!)

By: silvermoon
Age: 31-35
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  • blacktriangle
    blacktriangle

    The way it was discribed to me was that "queer" means "not straight". It CAN mean gay, but it DOES mean so much more than that...



    So you could call me queer, but I'm totally homo.

    Feb 5, 2009
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    • APimpNamedSlickback
      APimpNamedSlickback

      Queer means "anti-heteronormative", and so if you're just a normal homosexual, and you fit well into the mainstream society, then you're not really queer. Generally queers are more interested in polyamory, are pansexual or asexual or have some odd gender identity or different expectations and needs from their partners that aren't so traditional.

      Apr 26
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  • BarNapkinPoet
    BarNapkinPoet

    thanks for sharing :)

    Nov 11, 2007
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