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[[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: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 individuals for [[Sexual Orientation|sexual]] and [[gender]] minorities, and individuals who fall outside of and/or reject the cultural norms around sexuality, [[Gender Identity|gender identity]], and/or [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]]. The word queer can mean different things to different individuals, but the most common definition is someone who is not [[cishet]]/someone with [[variant]] experiences with [[orientation]], gender, and/or [[sex]]. The Queer Movement has largely been about anti-conformity and the rejection of binaries and being pushed into boxes. Similar to the term queer is the term [[variant]].
Queer is often used as an umbrella term for those in the [[LGBTA+]] community (though not all individuals in the LGBTA+ community identify as queer). One may identity as queer in addition to another identity (ie, queer [[gay]], queer [[bisexual]], etc). It can also be used be as an orientation on its own or as gender identity (see [[genderqueer]]). As an
* individuals who have a complicated identity that is difficult to explain with a single term.
* individuals whose relationships/orientation cannot be classified using gay, [[straight]], or other common terms due to being [[
* individuals who are unsure of their
* individuals who are not straight but do not want to label themselves with a more specific term.
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