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Originally Posted by Lanee
Using the word "queer" is acceptable if you embrace gay and lesbian culture. For that, you'd need to be GLBT yourself, or move in GLBT circles.
If you're using the word in a derogatory manner, it is unacceptable. To use it for empowerment (as the creators of Queer As Folk did), it is perfectly acceptable.
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Agreed. I myself started to get involved in gay world pretty (their experiences are pretty much like deaf people just that most of deaf people dont realize it) much when my queer brother came out so I throw "queer" around and quite frankly, it s no big deal. However, a member called me out as gay basher hence the reason for this thread to see whether gay AD members consider queer to derogatory or not.