Queer facts for kids
The word queer can mean "strange", "odd", "peculiar", or "eccentric". It might refer to something suspicious or "not quite right". Related meanings of queer include a feeling of unwellness or something that is questionable or suspicious.
Queer is also used by younger LGBT people to describe themselves and is usually described as a "fluid" label.
Images for kids
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Drag Ball in Webster Hall, ca. 1920s. Many queer-identifying men distanced themselves from the "flagrant" public image of gay men as effeminate "fairies".
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Queer resistance banner at a march
See also
In Spanish: Queer para niños
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