[Burkean]

I do prefer the term queer studies to the former term gay and lesbian studies because it takes the focus away from sexual acts and looks at people who are different in the way they interact with their society. It doesn’t just include people who pair off sexually with members of their own gender, it includes people who never pair off, who live celibate lives, and who focus on their job or their ministry.

[little jeremiah]

???

How about no queer, no GLBT, no homosexual/gay/lesbian, or gender identity studies. The only reason for any of the previous is to validate that which is destructive, repugnant, sinful and unhealthy, and to recruit young people.

How about it all goes back into the closet.

[metmom]

I do prefer the term queer studies to the former term gay and lesbian studies because it takes the focus away from sexual acts and looks at people who are different in the way they interact with their society. It doesn’t just include people who pair off sexually with members of their own gender, it includes people who never pair off, who live celibate lives, and who focus on their job or their ministry.

How can you even consider putting those people in the same group as homosexuals and calling them queer? What a slap in the face for those who are single for ANY reason.

Are you sure you're on the right forum?

[BlessedBeGod]

It doesn’t just include people who pair off sexually with members of their own gender, it includes people who never pair off, who live celibate lives, and who focus on their job or their ministry.

So, I'm queer because I've never gotten married?