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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 tumblr]]
Some people, both LGBT and non-LGBT, object to the use of the word for various reasons. Some LGBT people dislike the use of queer as an umbrella term because they associate it with this political radicalism, which in their view, played a role in dividing the LGBT community by political opinion, class, gender, age, and other factors.<ref name=":1" /> Other LGBT people disapprove of reclaiming or using queer because they consider it offensive, derisive, or self-deprecating because of its use by heterosexuals as a pejorative.<ref>https://www.wisegeek.com/is-queer-a-derogatory-word.htm</ref>
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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.
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==Resources==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201227180848/https://chara-hates-antis.tumblr.com/post/151279843813/this-is-my-and-the-thought-museums-take-on-a Chara Against Antis (archive.org)]<references />
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