1media/LGBTGregory_thumb.jpeg2022-08-09T07:52:03-07:00Margaret Dahlstromb09d7a6d81572eb5143ab94775de79a428d832d6408031In 1992 the idea of Bi and Trans inclusion was a radical positionplain2022-08-09T07:52:04-07:00Bitchy Butch Worlds Angriest Dyke20220803151608Roberta Gregory20220803151608Margaret Dahlstromb09d7a6d81572eb5143ab94775de79a428d832d6
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1media/IMG_2750 copy.jpeg2022-06-06T07:08:19-07:00The Queer Experience22visual_path2022-08-17T07:35:49-07:00Queerness inherently defies labels and expectation. Over time, subgroups have formed as people found words that better described their experience, and then communities collected around those words. The acronym for these experiences, LGBTQ+ is often used as a short hand to describe these communities, but it should not be mistaken as being an absolute or exclusive rule for what it means to be queer. The acronym hasn't always been LGBTQ, LGBT, or even GLBT. There was an era when the inclusion of lesbians, i.e. gay and lesbian, was considered not only radical but overly politically correct! It's important to remember in the study of queerness that queerness has evolved and will continue to do so, and while this framework might be helpful right now to some people, it should never feel confining or be assumed to be the only way to be queer. As long as it’s consensual and outside of traditional cis-hetero understandings of interpersonal relationships, it's queer. It is also important to remember that the LGB and T roles are descriptive rather than prescriptive. Even within the established communities there is a lot of cross over, lesbians can be bi, trans people can be straight, and gay people can be queer or ace. With that in mind, the pages linked down below will help you better understand how other people, and maybe even yourself, experience the world as queer people.