close up photo of rainbow gli     tter
Uncategorized

3 Differences Between the Terms ‘Gay’ and ‘Queer’ — and Why It Matters

Originally posted  by  at https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/03/difference-between-gay-queer/

For a while, I thought I was gay. And maybe I was for some of that time – there’s nothing wrong with being gay. But I’m definitely not now.

I thought I was gay because I thought I was a man, and I thought I was only and always attracted to other men.

I don’t know what gender I am anymore, if any. I knew before coming to that particular realization that I’m also not only, and haven’t always been, attracted to men. Additionally, I realized I don’t know what exactly “attraction” means.