Avril Lavigne announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, that she and her husband Chad Kroeger are separating after two years of marriage. Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images. Things really are so complicated. Avril Lavigne announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, that she and her husband, Chad Kroeger, are separating after two years of marriage.
The term queer includes, but is not exclusive to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transpeople, and intersex persons, traditionally, this term is derogatory and hurtful, however, many people who do not adhere to sexual and/or gender norms use it to self-identify in a positive way.
Queer has become the preferred term to describe certain radical academic disciplines and is gaining use as a descriptor of non-normative (i.e. anti-heteronormativity and anti-homonormativity) identities and politics.