What does the “Q” in LGBTQ really mean?

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What does the "Q" in LGBTQ really mean?

By Molly Snyder Edler RSS Feed
OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer

http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/queerarticle.html?14390

Published March 1, 2008 at 5:21 a.m.

When most people see the acronym "LGBTQ" they are fairly certain what the first four letters stand for. "L," of course, stands for "lesbian;" "G" is for gay; "B" stands for "bisexual" and "T" means "transgender." But the "Q," which represents the word "queer," is harder to define.

So what exactly does it mean to be "queer?"