There are no stars at all for some of us

[sovay]

Hey! Internet! I've just been talking about how much it sucks when a novel kills off its queer characters. Especially when there's, like, one of them and they're the one who doesn't make it. Can someone point me toward a list of books where that doesn't happen? Spoilers, whatever.

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[teenybuffalo.livejournal.com]

I describe myself as queer; it's accurate. I also answer to bisexual.

I'd figured that was the case. I think I didn't word my question very well. What I was trying to ask was, "Does it bother you that 'queer' used to be a slur/still is a slur in the mouths of some people?" I'm trying to figure out if it's OK for me to refer to people/characters as queer, or if I'm going to sound clueless or like a bigot if I do that.

[sovay]

I'm trying to figure out if it's OK for me to refer to people/characters as queer, or if I'm going to sound clueless or like a bigot if I do that.

I can't answer that question categorically. I can tell you that I won't assume you have suddenly transmuted into the Christian right if you use the word around me. There's always "quiltbag."