Ever wonder what LGBTQ+ means? What does every letter in LGBTQ+ stand for? Read on to find out the history of gay labels and how LGBTQ+ was created. The word 'queer' has a long, sometimes painful history for the LGBTQ+ community. Read on about what queer means, why it became a slur and who can use it today. Though most people and institutions today use “queer” as an umbrella term to refer to fluid sexualities and genders within the LGBTQ+ spectrum, historically, the word has been used to degrade the very community that now often claims it. While queer can mean "strange" or "odd," it's more often used as a slur against or a self-identifier for non-heterosexual or non-cisgender people.
