I know that many younger and/or “in-your-face” LGBT people like to refer to themselves as “queer,” but as a gay man who was beaten almost every day in junior high and who faced almost daily abuse at home from intolerant bigots, I find the term offensive. I would no more use the word “queer” than I would “nigger,” “spic,” “kike,” or “wop.” It is a debate within the LGBT community and here is an interesting discussion from the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. What are your thoughts?