Being Same-Sex Attracted and the “Queer”: Is there a Difference?
There are many people who oppose the use of the “Q-Word.” Older people in the gay community feel that, “The young generation has no idea of the pain associated with that miserable word.”
Some respond: “They just need to get over it.” But isn’t that being exclusionary of others’ experience-related views?
Here is a brief article worth taking a look at:
I’m Gay, but That Doesn’t Make Me ‘Queer’ My sexuality doesn’t require me to reject all that is ‘normal’ and ‘legitimate.’
I encourage you to read the article with an open mind.
And BTW, here is my view on using labels (excerpt from the my page on Genesis chapter 18):
In this website, I will always (unless I miss one) put the words “homosexual,” “homosexuals,” and “homosexuality” in quotation marks. This is because I prefer to refer to say “persons with same-sex attraction.” God wonderfully created some people who have been born with same-sex attraction. They didn’t choose it. (For a discussion about whether people with same-sex attraction have “chosen this lifestyle,” click HERE.)
I also oppose the ever-increasing “alphabet soup” of identity letters and labels ad nauseam. They’ve only served to point out our differences and have ultimately created more and more division.