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An umbrella term for people whose sexual orientation or gender identity differs from the heterosexual or cisgender norm. The term is used as a positive self-designation.
Das queere Zentrum in der Stadt bietet Beratung und einen Treffpunkt für die Community.
The queer center in the city offers counseling and a meeting place for the community.
'Queer' is a loanword from English. In German, it is used almost exclusively as a positive umbrella term for sexual and gender diversity, and not in its old English meaning 'strange'.
Der Film thematisiert queere Lebensrealitäten in der Großstadt.
The film addresses queer realities of life in the big city.
'Queer' is used like a normal German adjective. It can stand before a noun and is then declined, or it can stand alone after a verb like 'sein' (to be).
Viele queere Jugendliche suchen nach Vorbildern.
Many queer young people look for role models.
Common word combinations are 'queere Menschen' (queer people), 'die queere Community' (the queer community), 'queeres Leben' (queer life), or 'queere Geschichte' (queer history). These terms are often used in social and cultural contexts.
Die Parade feiert die Vielfalt der queeren Community.
The parade celebrates the diversity of the queer community.
various / diverse
'divers' and 'queer' can both have to do with gender and identity, but they do not mean the same thing. In German, 'divers' is also an official term for a gender identity that is not only male or female. 'queer' is a broader umbrella term. It can refer to people whose sexual orientation or gender identity does not fit the heterosexual or cisgender norm. The words can be confused because both appear in similar social topics. 'divers' is narrower and often official; 'queer' is broader and is often used as a positive self-designation.
Ali besucht eine Gruppe für queere Jugendliche in seiner Stadt.
Ali attends a group for queer young people in his city.
Im Formular kann man bei Geschlecht männlich, weiblich oder divers ankreuzen.
On the form, you can check male, female, or diverse under gender.