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QUEER PERSON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- queer person
1, record 1, English, queer%20person
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- queer 2, record 1, English, queer
avoid, noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person whose sexual orientation or gender differs from the normative binary vision of gender and sexuality. 1, record 1, English, - queer%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
queer: The adjective "queer" may still be considered controversial because it was historically used in a derogatory manner. However, it is also used by some 2SLGBTQI+ [Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and others] activists as a powerful symbol of assertiveness and freedom, partly because it resists categorization and can be used as an umbrella term to refer to various gender identities or sexual orientations. 1, record 1, English, - queer%20person
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne queer
1, record 1, French, personne%20queer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- queer 2, record 1, French, queer
avoid, masculine and feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne dont l'orientation sexuelle ou le genre diffère de la vision binaire normative des genres et des sexualités. 1, record 1, French, - personne%20queer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
queer : L'adjectif «queer» est encore parfois considéré comme controversé, car il a longtemps été utilisé de manière péjorative. Cependant, il est également utilisé dans certains milieux militants 2ELGBTQI+ [bispirituel, lesbien, gai, bisexuel, transgenre, queer, intersexué et autres] comme un puissant symbole d'affirmation de soi et de liberté, en partie parce qu'il résiste à la catégorisation et peut être utilisé comme un terme générique pour désigner diverses identités de genre ou orientations sexuelles. 1, record 1, French, - personne%20queer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología
- Sociología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona queer
1, record 1, Spanish, persona%20queer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- queer 1, record 1, Spanish, queer
correct, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilizado de forma peyorativa con relación a la sexualidad, "queer" ha designado [...] la falta de decoro y la anormalidad de las prácticas y orientaciones de los homosexuales y las lesbianas. Los discursos políticos del activismo gay y lesbiano recuperan y reincorporan este término reprobador en su defensa de la diferencia sexual y su cuestionamiento de las categorías basadas en las identidades sexuales y de género convencionales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20queer
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