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Can any Americans help me with whether a word is inappropriate? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org
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An American woman I know was angry and referred to a gay couple as "queens". I raised it, she is straight cis and says the word is fine in America. I'm in the UK and it's not ok here unless you're lgbt yourself (and even then plenty wouldn't like it).

Can anyone advise?

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[-] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Yes that's what I thought, plus when she said it, it just felt nasty

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