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Why I identify as queer rather than gay
There are several reasons why I choose to identify as queer rather than gay.
1. I reject heteronormativity and homonormativity.
2. My sexuality isn’t really covered under the label gay.
3. It’s a pejorative term that I’m taking back.
4. I prefer the term queer to gay or any of the variants of the acronym describing the queer community because it’s more open and less exclusive sounding to me.
5. I reject the exclusive, mainstream gay rights movement because all it does is perpetuate this notion that we, as a community, require state sanction, can only gain liberation via lobbying groups like the HRC, and creates a space where trans* people aren’t really thought of as being integral to the community [see ENDA, and how the HRC dropped the protections for trans* folks to get it passed].](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo3js0MwQ1qcujoko1_500.jpg)
Why I identify as queer rather than gay
There are several reasons why I choose to identify as queer rather than gay.
1. I reject heteronormativity and homonormativity.
2. My sexuality isn’t really covered under the label gay.
3. It’s a pejorative term that I’m taking back.
4. I prefer the term queer to gay or any of the variants of the acronym describing the queer community because it’s more open and less exclusive sounding to me.
5. I reject the exclusive, mainstream gay rights movement because all it does is perpetuate this notion that we, as a community, require state sanction, can only gain liberation via lobbying groups like the HRC, and creates a space where trans* people aren’t really thought of as being integral to the community [see ENDA, and how the HRC dropped the protections for trans* folks to get it passed].
(via petitandrogyne)
