queer

umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are not heterosexual or cisgender
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queer

Summary

queer is a reappropriation[1]. queer draws 26,708 Wikipedia views per month (reappropriation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • queer's instance of is recorded as reappropriation[3].
  • queer's instance of is recorded as umbrella term[4].
  • queer's instance of is recorded as identity[5].
  • queer's instance of is recorded as sexual identity[6].
  • queer's instance of is recorded as sexual orientation[7].
  • queer is a type of gender identity[8].
  • queer is a type of sexual identity[9].
  • queer is a type of LGBTQ+ identity[10].
  • queer's Commons category is recorded as Queer[11].
  • queer's said to be the same as is recorded as non-heterosexuality[12].
  • queer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Queer[13].
  • queer's facet of is recorded as sexual diversity[14].
  • queer's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[15].
  • queer's name in kana is recorded as クイア[16].
  • queer's hashtag is recorded as queer[17].
  • queer's studied by is recorded as queer studies[18].
  • queer's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[19].
  • queer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[20].
  • queer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies[21].
  • queer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki99/LGBT+[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include reappropriation[3], umbrella term[4], identity[5], sexual identity[6], and sexual orientation[7]. Recorded subclass of include gender identity[8], sexual identity[9], and LGBTQ+ identity[10].

Influence

Things named for queer include Queer[23], a film[24], directed by Luca Guadagnino[25]; LGBTQ term[26], an initialism[27]; queer theory[28], a theory[29]; and queer archaeology[30].

Why It Matters

queer draws 26,708 Wikipedia views per month (reappropriation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] queer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] queer is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for queer include Queer[23], a film[24], directed by Luca Guadagnino[25]; LGBTQ term[26], an initialism[27]; queer theory[28], a theory[29]; and queer archaeology[30].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . instagram.com. Retrieved . instagram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RobinIsadorable · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of reappropriation, umbrella term, identity +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1165905]]"
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