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heteroqueer

adj

Etymology

From hetero- + queer.

  1. derived from *terkʷ-✻ — “to turn, twist, wind”
  2. derived from *þwerhaz✻
  3. derived from *þwerh✻
  4. derived from thwerh
  5. prefixed as heteroqueer — “hetero + queer”

Definitions

  1. Heterosexual and queer (e.g. due to transness).

    • Deaf Chicano heteroqueer trans man Drago Renteria is an activist and writer who founded the National Deaf Queer Resource Center, an online information and resource website that has existed since 1995 and is run by volunteers.

  2. Heterosexual and having an affinity with gay men and/or the gay community.

    • Roberta Mock presents Midler as a camp heteroqueer lady and reminds us of the fact that Michael Bronski described Midler as a “female female impersonator” (Bronski 1984: 107).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA