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{{Unsourced}}[[File:Queerflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The queer chevron flag.|alt=A flag with two chevrons on an off white background. The top one is light purple. The bottom one is dark purple.]]
[[File:Queer2.png|thumb|220x220px|An alternate queer flag by pastelmemer.]]
[[File:Queerflagclean.png|alt=A flag with nine horizontal stripes. From top to bottom they are black, light blue, blue, green, white, yellow, pink, light pink, and black.|thumb|220x220px|Another alternate queer flag by pastelmemer.]]
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[[File:Alternate queer flag.png|thumb|Another alternate queer pride flag by Reign of the breadsticcs]]
[[File:Queer14 flag.png|thumb|Another queer flag by disaster bisexual on tumblr]]
[[File:CD008AB5-988D-4D54-AEE1-111877F02D7D.png|thumb|Neuroqueer flag<ref> https://lucky-leaf-clover.tumblr.com/post/653780297824010240/new-neuroqueer-flags </ref>]]
'''Queer''' is an identity, an [[umbrella term]], and often considered a movement, for
Queer is often used as an umbrella term for those in the [[LGBTA+]] community (though not all
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The term is sometimes capitalized when referring to an identity or community, rather than as a general adjective.
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== History ==
[[File:Queersssss.jpg|thumb|An alternate queer flag by tumblr user [https://officialqueer.tumblr.com/post/151277458988/this-is-my-and-the-thought-museums-take-on-a officialqueer]]]
Entering the English language in the 16th century, queer originally meant "strange
By the late 19th century, queer was beginning to gain a connotation of sexual deviance, and was typically used as a pejorative term to refer to feminine men or men who were thought to have engaged in same-sex relationships. Throughout the later 19th century and early 20th century the use of queer as an identity within the LGBT+ community went in and out of fashion.<ref>https://archive.org/details/gaynewyork00geor/page/13</ref>
Beginning in the late 1980s, the label queer began to be reclaimed from its pejorative use as a neutral or positive self-identifier by LGBT+
In academia, the term queer and queering broadly indicate the study of fields from a non-heteronormative perspective. Queer studies is the study of issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity, usually focusing on LGBT+
Several LGBT+ social movements and support groups around the world use the identifier queer, such as the Queer Cyprus Association in Cyprus and the Queer Youth Network in the United Kingdom, and the national counselling and support service Qlife in Australia.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140202221819/https://www.qlife.org.au/</ref> The letter Q is commonly added to the LGBT+ acronym standing for queer. Common acronyms that include it are LGBTQ+ and LGBTQIA+.
[[File:Alt queer flag.jpg|thumb|Another alternate queer flag by Chara Hates Antis on
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=="Queer Heterosexuality"==
Queer is occasionally expanded to include any non-normative sexuality, including "queer heterosexuality," which, by those who argue for its existence, is said to be a (cisgender) heterosexual
This term has been criticized, and is largely not accepted by LGBT+
[[File:Queer Flag Alternate.jpeg|thumb|Another alternate queer flag by @willow.ktc on Instagram]]
<blockquote>''"For someone who is homosexual and queer, a straight person identifying as queer can feel like choosing to appropriate the good bits, the cultural and political cache, the clothes and the sound of gay culture, without the laugh riot of gay-bashing, teen shame, adult shame, shame-shame, and the internalized homophobia of lived gay experience."''<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/avy9vz/can-straight-people-be-queer-435 Vice article title "Can Straight People Be Queer?" on queer heterosexuality.]</ref></blockquote>
Queer heterosexuality should not be confused with [[Straight Queer|straight queer]]
== Flag ==
[[File:Queer.png|thumb|The original queer chevon flag by istudyhumanhope.]]
One of the first flags created specifically as the "queer flag" was created by Pastelmemer on or before August 17, 2015.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Queer-1-554425236</ref> The shades of pink next to each other and shades of blue next to each other represent same-gender attraction. The orange and green are for non-binary
The most commonly known queer flag is the chevon flag, which originated with with a flag made by Tumblr user istudyhumanhope on October 3, 2016.<ref>https://istudyhumanhope.tumblr.com/post/151300952133/my-friend-luca-and-i-saw-you-idea-officialqueer</ref> Lavender was used because it’s a queer color. White is used because in white light there are all the colors of the rainbow. The shape was chosen because it is not straight. An alternate version was created by Bizexuals on October 4, 2016, due to complaints about the original being a sensory trigger. This version had a pure white background, but by October 5, 2016 the version with an off white background was created.<ref>https://bizexuals.tumblr.com/post/151401412287/more-queer-pride-flagsvariations-see-if-you-can</ref> The off white background represents the queering of identities, and the inherent non-straightness of queer identity. The chevron is reminiscent of militaristic imagery, reminding everyone of queer
An alternate version was created by bihetnaomi on December 10, 2016.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/bihetnaomi/art/Queer-Pride-Flag-2-650418588</ref>
Another alternate queer flag was created by Tumblr users officialqueer and the-thought-museum on October 3, 2016.<ref>https://officialqueer.tumblr.com/post/151277458988/this-is-my-and-the-thought-museums-take-on-a</ref> It features the colors of the rainbow flag (in pastel to distinguish it from the rainbow flag) and grey in between to represent a spectrum where someone would rather identify as a broader term than be forced to commit to a more specific identity.
Another alternate flag, inspired by officialqueer's flag, was designed by Tumblr user Chara Hates Antis.
Another alternate flag was created by Instagram user willow.ktc on August 2, 2021. The blues represent the spectrum of attraction/identification with masculine terms/individuals. The pinks represent the spectrum of attraction/identification with feminine terms/individuals. The white is for attraction/identification for nonbinary individuals/terms. The broken circle represents that unlike other gender and orientation labels, queer is a free term where individuals don't have to fit a certain box and description.
Tumblr user disaster bisexual designed another queer flag on October 18, 2019.
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==Resources==
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https://disasterbisexual.tumblr.com/post/188439063875/queer-pride-flag-this-is-my-take-on-a-queer<references />
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