Overall, queer was approved of by 72.9% of respondents, with 37.2% of respondents specifying queer was their preferred umbrella term.
Queer is the most widely preferred umbrella term, and the 3rd most approved of umbrella term, behind LGBT+ and LGBTQ+.
Groups that do not prefer the use of queer as an umbrella are: straight respondents, exclusionst-identifying respondents, transmedicalists, truscum, sex-negative respondents, and sex work critical respondents.
Queer as an umbrella was preferred above other umbrella terms by all gender identities, and by all orientation groups other than straight.
I’m so happy someone is actually documenting this stuff
Additionally, totally unsurprised that exclusionists hate an inclusive term. Y'all are transparent af
Surprise, surprise — straights and terfs are the ones who dont like queer. Because 1) we’ve reclaimed it, and 2) it unites us. They don’t like us being united, they prefer small, easily separable lettered groups that they can turn against each other.
It’s been said before, and I will continue screaming it until everyone gets it: the entire concept of “we shouldnt use queer as an umbrella term bc its a slur” was started, spread, and is maintained by terfs and other exclusionists who want to sow division in our community. The queer community.
Terfs do like queer though (according to this survey, at least). It showed it was the preferred term by radical feminists. It’s transmedicalists/truscum/exclusionists who don’t
You realize “terf” doesnt mean “radical feminist”. It means “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” Somebody can be a radical feminist without being a terf, if they do not exclude trans folks. Terfs would more likely be covered under the “exclusionists” category.
I don’t see any age breakdowns. I know many older lgbt folk who dislike “queer” because it WAS used as a slur against them personally. Younger generations have reclaimed it and empowered it, and it is my preferred umbrella term, but I totally get why older gens are uncomfortable with it.
Per request:
Radical Feminists who are also Trans-exclusionary:
68% approved of the use of queer as an umbrella term, and 41.7% listed queer as their ideal umbrella term, the highest among all ideal terms for trans exclusionary radical feminists. These results are functionally identical to the results for radical feminists in general, as 97.2% of self-identified radical feminists expressed trans-exclusionary beliefs.
Approval rate of “queer” by age:
Image 1: a bar chart showing the approval of the term “queer” as an umbrella, separated by age
13-15: 66.2% approval
16-17: 63.7% approval
18-21: 71.4% approval
22-25: 79.6% approval
26-30: 85.6% approval
31-35: 78.6% approval
36-40: 76.2% approval
41-45: 66.7% approval
All age groups have an equal or higher rate of approval, as compared to disapproval. All age groups with more than 25 responses (pictured above) have an approval rate in excess of 60%.
Image 2: A bar chart which displays the approval and disapproval ratings for the term “queer” as separated by age. Approval ratings are described above. Disapproval ratings are as follows:
like riot grrl as a scene wasn’t like woopsie daisy can’t believe no WOC wanted to sign up and join us there was legitimate hostility towards WOC during that movement that’s been documented as well as the inability for many riot grrls to understand intersections of oppression and their own role in upholding it
i mean sonically and aesthetically you can like the riot grrl movement but lets not pretend like there wasn’t huge and glaring flaws about it like every other feminist wave or scene that was primarily white women
Interviews with prominent women in the punk and riot grrrl scenes of the 90s, with perspectives from inside and outside. If you read nothing else read this one.
Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory vol 22. A compilation of writing by female punks of color. Recommended article to read: Riot Grrrl, Race, and Revival by Mimi Thi Nguyen
@poczineproject is also on tumblr! please check them out and support them, they do such vital archival work
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