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[–]VioletRemiCat, homosexual one 20 insightful - 4 fun20 insightful - 3 fun21 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

Basically new meaning of "queer" is "all LGBT+", so it makes no sense, as LGBT+ already includes everyone. And this word is used a lot for lesbian and gay erasure. For example, in many news it is used "queer people" when saying "lesbian women", so it is not clear at all about what it is. I am not sure why this word even exist and why or who is adding letters to this soup at all.

[–]Revision10Just a guy 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

Queer has always meant all of LGBT+, even in slur form. Basically not cis straight.. Thus as you point out it is redundant in the alphabet, because the Q actually means Questioning

[–]motss-pb 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Queer has not always referred to all LGBT+. As a slur it only referred to homosexuals, primarily homosexual men.

[–]Revision10Just a guy 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

LG are homo, Bi are sometimes homo so may as well just be LG in their eyes, an T+ are perceived as homo (dudes in dresses, etc).
So what are you arguing?