Thread:Pellyeve93/@comment-26182384-20160418230305/@comment-4918054-20160418230721

It's still used as a derogative, unfortunately. I have been at the receiving end of it many times. Online, it's a safe heaven for LGBT+ people, but offline, not so much. Queer is still a slur. It's a very touchy topic and it's best to avoid the term unless you're using it to refer to yourself or others who have said they are comfortable with the word.

It might not be a forbidden word here, but seeing it used so casually in an article that children could find shocked me. This is a word with a history of oppression and violence that is still used today to abuse, dehumanize and rob LGBT people of their rights.

To some it's an umbrella term, but say that to a Stonewall veteran who was beaten to the ground and lynched for being "a disgusting queer". Like I said, you wouldn't use the n word, so why is it okay to use another slur?