The evolution of language within the LGBTQ+ community
Language is ever-changing, and this is especially true in the LGBTQ+ community. Words, phrases and acronyms have been evolving for decades in response to the call for more inclusive language and taking back a once persecuted identity. In the past decade or so, there’s been a noticeable addition of the word "queer" as an identifier for many in the LGBTQ+ community.