Do You Like the Words "Dyke" and "Queer?"

Sometimes I love the word "queer." It's just so much easier to say than "lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or questioning." Also I like that it's got kind of a subversive history. Queer doesn't just mean LGBT, but it can mean kinky, weird, strange and different. I use the word queer a lot when I'm hanging out with my friends in the LGBT community. But there are times when the word doesn't so easily roll off my tongue. Like, for example when I'm with my 80-year-old mother. I don't know if she's ever heard the word in any other context than a derogatory one....Read Full Post

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