\`queer\
1. adj.
(a) strange, unusual
(b) gay, lesbian, bisexual or
transgendered
2. n.
A member of the lgbt community.
Background:
Originally, "queer" was simply just another word for strange, unusual, or wierd. When gay people first started
coming out of the closet, they were seen as strange, unusual, and diseased. Thus, the word "queer" began denoting someone who is gay, lesbian, transgendered, or bisexual. Recently, it has been adopted by many people in the LGBT commnunity as an acceptable
umbrella term. However, not all people are comfortable using it.
1.
(a) That
crazy person is quite queer.
(b) My friend is queer, she told me yesterday.
2.
Person A: Did you see that fucking queer? I hate them!
Person B: Shut up, dude,
don't hate them
for no reason. What did they ever do to you?