I totally get it. This is not a term I use lightly but have enough friendships with queer folks to have been able to talk about the subject and the next generation has embraced what once used to be considered a slur, simply because it is an umbrella term, capturing a variety of identifications...
This is true. "Queer" denotes a variety of sexuality types beyond the heterosexual scope. "Transgender" is one identification under that label. "Non-binary" is another and they are not the same thing.
I have several friends who are queer and they are of various stripes: gay, lesbian...
I'm not queer, but I am certainly not insulted in your insinuation because I don't find "queer" to be a pejorative. ;)
Edited in: Using such logic, pointing out White Supremacy makes me Black. :P
Book recommendation primarily about gender complexity.
From the Amazon introduction for this book:
How different are men and women? When does it matter to us -- or to God? Are male and female the only two options? In Sex Difference in Christian Theology Megan DeFranza explores such questions...
Let's not forget there is biblical record showing Joseph (Old Testament) David, Jonathan and plausibly John were queer.
By the way, if you are using Scripture, context matters so rather than presuppose context based on bias, it is generally a good idea to deal with the issue of biblical...
Nex Benedict was a non-binary student who as required by law, use the restroom of their birth sex which was a girls' bathroom in the school they attended. It was there they were beaten up by a group of girls, causing their death. The school broke up the attack but never called police or even the...
In your research for the ontological argument, here is a critique of that argument, particularly as it (ontological argument) is laid out by Descartes. Not supporting this critique/argument but critique of any discipline should be at least initially acknowledged, even if it eventually becomes...
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