The reclamation of the term ‘queer’ was a crucial part of the LGBTQ rights movement in the late 20th century. The influential essay “Queers Read This” and activist group Queer Nation use that descriptor intentionally, as an act of reclamation but also as a unifying term: By identifying as “queer,” non-straight populations could live in solidarity, outside the tenets of heteronormativity. The reclamation of certain words, in general, has been a tradition and survival mechanism within the LGBTQ community, from full-on slurs to words flung by bullies in school.
While Derek Palmer (Raven & Rose) and Truman Cox (The Benson) were growing up, they were often bullied; specifically,
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