lasalasdelosmuertos asked:

i'm not sure if you're the right person to ask this, but i can't think of anyone better qualified. why do we call straight trans* people queer? doesn't queer mean "not-straight"/only have to do with sexuality, rather than gender identity? or is it just like anybody who's not straight & cis? sometimes the intersection of sexuality and gender identity confuses me.

queer can be in reference to gender identity or orientation and it’s a subjective label.

some folks consider themselves “straight” but have a “queer” gender presentation.

basically the word “queer” can mean a whole bunch of things and it’s up to the queer person to decide how to use the word if they want to use it at all!

if someone calls themselves queer, just respect it and don’t question it because chances are they have thought it through :)

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