A term people often use to express fluid identities and orientations. Often used interchangeably with "LGBTQ."

in the past a derogatory term for LGBT individuals. The term has now been reclaimed by LGBT young people in particular who don’t identify with traditional categories around gender identity and sexual [..]

"to spoil, ruin," 1812, from queer (adj.). Related: Queered; queering. Earlier it meant "to puzzle, ridicule, cheat" (1790). To queer the pitch (1846) is in reference to the patter [..]

c. 1500, "strange, peculiar, eccentric," from Scottish, perhaps from Low German (Brunswick dialect) queer "oblique, off-center," related to German quer "oblique, perverse, odd [..]

An umbrella term for a variety of uncommon sexualities, including lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and some people with intersex conditions. Queer has been used as a slur. Some members of sexual minorities still find it offensive, but some now use it themselves as a term of pride. Therefore, it is best to find out if people describ [..]

(sometimes considered offensive) having to do with the LGBTQA community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and allies), particularly as it relates to sexuality, gender identity, gend [..]

odd; strange; not ordinary

Another word for homosexual.

Generally regarded as a pejorative, it is a slang term referencing gays and lesbian.. In its more benign use, it describes anything that is out of the ordinary. Interestingly, it was adopted by member [..]

Noun. A homosexual. Once, only derogative, but now the expression is being reclaimed by the gay community. Adj. Homosexual in nature.

An abusive term for homosexuals that has been adopted by advocates of queer theory. See also queer politics.

(n) offensive term for an openly homosexual man(v) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of(v) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position(adj) beyond or deviating from the [..]

Counterfeit money.

A reclaimed word used in a positive sense to describe sexual orientation and/or gender identity or gender expression that does not conform to heteronormative expectations. Sometimes used as an umbrell [..]

Traditionally, a derogatory and offensive term for LGBTQ people. Many LGBTQ people have reclaimed this word and use it proudly to describe their identity. Some transsexual and transgendered people ide [..]

Traditionally a pejorative term, queer has been appropriated by some LGBT people to describe themselves. However, it is not universally accepted even within the LGBT community and should be avoided unless someone self-identifies that way.

(1) Homosexual. (2) An EA-6 Prowler, or the pilot of same, from the VAQ squadron identifier.

 formerly derogatory slang term used to identify LGBT people. Some members of the LGBT community have embraced and reinvented this term as a positive and proud political identifier when speaking among [..]

Odd or strange. 'Queer gannins' on - odd things are happening.

Crooked, criminal. Source: American Tramp and Underworld Slang.

(n) Counterfeit

A theoretical framework and an identity that questions the norms of heterosexuality and the idea of binary gender (only two static forms of gender identity); increasingly used in addition to, or in the place of, the category ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex’.

Sometimes now used as an umbrella term that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual,

An umbrella term used to describe a sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression that does not conform to dominant, societal norms. While it is used as a neutral, or even a positive term a [..]

an umbrella term that can refer to anyone who transgresses society’s view of gender, sexual orientation or sexuality

Identifying as queer means that you don’t want your sexual orientation to be reduced to a specific term, such as heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. Lots of different people identify as queer, and many of them think the binary gender system is too limiting. This term is also often used by and about people who are traditionally seen as lesbian or [..]

A homosexual.

Catchall term used by many under the LGBTQIA umbrella, generally meant to be more expansive and inclusive. Originally a slur, its current usage has reclaimed it as a positive.

An umbrella term to refer to all LGBTIQ people A political statement, as well as a sexual orientation, which advocates breaking binary thinking and seeing both sexual orientation and gender identity as potentially fluid. A simple label to explain a complex set of sexual behaviors and desires. For example, a person who is attracted to multiple gende [..]