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[–]Alma_Esmeraude 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People in goth and emo (and punk) subcultures understood they were participating in a subculture. I'm not sure the teens, young adults, and actual adults labeling themselves "queer" understand this, because the term is so much conflated with sexuality and sociopolitical status.