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Title: What does the “Q” in LGBTQ really mean?
Post by: Shana A on March 01, 2008, 08:27:19 AM
Post by: Shana A on March 01, 2008, 08:27:19 AM
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 (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?"
By Molly Snyder Edler RSS Feed
OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer
http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/queerarticle.html?14390 (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?"