LGBTQ Pride
Reclaiming a former slur from its history of hate: Is it OK to use the word queer?
As Pride Month 2022 kicks off, we explore the history (and future) of 'queer.'
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USA TODAY
Gordon Sauer was waiting for his mom outside a supermarket when eight words cut through the air like daggers into his 11-year-old heart.
Hey kid in the Chrysler, you are queer.
“I thought, oh God, please make there be another Chrysler,” said Sauer, now 70.