Community Quote by Olly Alexander
“The word queer first started being used in the late 1980s by members of the community who wanted to reclaim something negative and turn it into a positive. It's still a painful word for some, and lots of people don't identify with it. But for me it's a helpful and empowering term that unifies an ever-growing community.”
![“[O]nce we give up on the idea that only heterosexuality is normal and that all human bodies are clearly either male or female, more and more kinds of bodies and desires will come into view. Perhaps also, one body may, in one lifetime, move through many identities and desires. The use of,queer’…” quote by Nivedita Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/745/nivedita-menon-63731_gender_o-nce-we-give-up-on-the-idea-that-only-h_2711609.jpg)
