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.
I realized after answering her that there might be other folks out there with similar questions. We use the word âqueerâ at Feministing a lot, often interchangeably with lesbian, gay and bisexual, but I thought Iâd share why I use the word and what I think the difference is. From my perspective, there are two main reasons to use queer as an identifier. Queer is not as specific as words like lesbian or gay, and it does not explain exactly either your gender or the gender of your partner. Lesbian implies pretty clearly that you are a woman who partners with other women.