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geek_fire t1_iy2h1aq wrote

Reply to comment by shellshocktm in Eli5 - What is the real meaning of being queer? by confusedsoul95

I agree with your clarification. But to clarify (maybe belabor?) my earlier point, I'm not specifically saying you were wrong. I'm combining the above definition (not from you):

>The simplest explanation is queer = anything that isn't heteronormative

With your definition that "heteronormative simply means the belief..." I don't think those are both true.

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shellshocktm t1_iy2iooz wrote

They're both ideologies and thus necessitate belief. Either one of them may be closer to the objective truth but that hasn't been explored adequately. I used that framing as a working definition rather than something concrete.

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geek_fire t1_iy2isnx wrote

I guess I've never seen 'queer' as an ideology, so much as a descriptor of personal characteristics and identity.

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