As a recent refugee from a graduate program, I was very interested to see
that some museums -- most, notably, not in the U.S. -- had adopted the
term "Queer" already.  "Queer Theory" is a growing critical movement, and many
gay, lesbian and bisexual academics have re-claimed the word.

Several groups within the Gay Right Movement have also reclaimed the word.
At last summer's March on Washington for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Rights,
some of the marchers chanted "We're Here, We're Queer..." I guess you
could say that it has become a political force on both the grassroots and
the academic levels.

I do understand the hesitation and the discomfort with adopting a word
that has had a negative connotation for so many years.

Denise D. Meringolo



On Fri, 6 Oct 1995, Eric Siegel wrote:

>      Wow! I thought "queer" was still an insult: something gay people
>      sometimes ironically called themselves (analagous to "NWA"
>      Niggers with Attitude), but generally considered rude at best.
>
>      Did I miss something? Or is it different in PNG?
>
>      Eric Siegel
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