What's in a name? Exploring use of the word queer as a term of identification within the college-aged LGBT community

Bibliographic Data

ID2168783
AuthorsDiane L Zosky, Robert Alberts
Year2016
Volume26
Issue7-8
Pages597-607
Publication date2016-11-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2016.1238803
OpenAlexW2541149862
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited17

The language one uses for self-identification can be instrumental in the development and integration of one’s sense of self. This is particularly true regarding gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. This seems to be particularly marked with use of the term “queer.” This research project explored terms that college-aged people use for self and other reference, especially use of the word queer. The results from this study provide empirical evidence that college-aged people have reclaimed the word queer as acceptable for gender or sexual orientation identification, although it is not the most frequent term used for their own self-identification

Aesthetics · Gender identity · Human sexuality · Identification (biology · Identity (music · Lesbian · Linguistics · Queer · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Term (time · Word (group theory · Gender Studies in Language · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Psychology · Gender Studies · Social Psychology

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