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> It found that queer females aged under 30 were charged the least, at just $6.99 per month, while city-based straight men over 50 were charged the most, at $34

> It found that queer females aged under 30 were charged the least, at just $6.99 per month, while city-based straight men over 50 were charged the most, at $34.37 a month. Any Australians care to comment on the use of queer? It's pretty derogatory in the UK (in the context of sexual orientation) edit: added, in the context of sexual orientation edit 2: looks like my knowledge is outdated then :)

p1necone 6y ago
I'm in New Zealand and queer is used by the gay community as a positive/less specific term here.
ictebres 6y ago
I am not a native English speaker, but queer is repurposed by the LGBT community to include everyone, under a single name [1]. It can even include heterosexuality [2]. I definitely do not read it in any derogatory way, and would identify myself as queer. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_heterosexuality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_heterosexuality Edit: formatting
- schemy 6y ago
  It's an American term and like usual cultural imperialism means everyone else must use it too.
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dmurray 6y ago
It's the "Q" in LGBTQ... so it's definitely a word that is being "reclaimed". Pretty much any word can cause offence these days, but ABC have presumably been advised on a house style that is acceptable.
Edd314159 6y ago
I'm in the UK and I don't get the sense that it's derogatory (though I'm a straight male myself, so maybe I'm not the best judge) Isn't "queer" the Q in LGBTQ, an acronym that most will happily identify with? Perhaps it _used_ to be derogatory, but it appears has been redefined into something positive.
theelous3 6y ago
The Q in lgbtq is queer, a term reappropriated a long time ago by the non-cis communities. I don't know of anywhere that thinks of it as a slur, unless you use it like one. Similarly, you can make any descriptor a negative with the right intonation. "I wouldn't hire that woman." "I wouldn't hire that woman"
nicoburns 6y ago
> looks like my knowledge is outdated then :) Yeah, I think this is partly a generational thing. My step-mum (in her 50s) was a bit taken a back when I used the word queer casually in conversation. But my 20-something friends in the gay/trans community pretty much all use queer to describe themselves. I think it became popular partly as a reclamation of the word, and partly because the LGBTQIA acronym got so long and unwieldy. People want to be inclusive, but nobody wants to say LGBTQIA often.
- reallydontask 6y ago
  I need to get out more clearly, I'm only 43

p1necone 6y ago

I'm in New Zealand and queer is used by the gay community as a positive/less specific term here.

ictebres 6y ago

I am not a native English speaker, but queer is repurposed by the LGBT community to include everyone, under a single name [1]. It can even include heterosexuality [2]. I definitely do not read it in any derogatory way, and would identify myself as queer. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_heterosexuality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_heterosexuality Edit: formatting

schemy 6y ago
It's an American term and like usual cultural imperialism means everyone else must use it too.

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dmurray 6y ago

It's the "Q" in LGBTQ... so it's definitely a word that is being "reclaimed". Pretty much any word can cause offence these days, but ABC have presumably been advised on a house style that is acceptable.

Edd314159 6y ago

I'm in the UK and I don't get the sense that it's derogatory (though I'm a straight male myself, so maybe I'm not the best judge) Isn't "queer" the Q in LGBTQ, an acronym that most will happily identify with? Perhaps it _used_ to be derogatory, but it appears has been redefined into something positive.

theelous3 6y ago

The Q in lgbtq is queer, a term reappropriated a long time ago by the non-cis communities. I don't know of anywhere that thinks of it as a slur, unless you use it like one. Similarly, you can make any descriptor a negative with the right intonation. "I wouldn't hire that woman." "I wouldn't hire that woman"

nicoburns 6y ago

> looks like my knowledge is outdated then :) Yeah, I think this is partly a generational thing. My step-mum (in her 50s) was a bit taken a back when I used the word queer casually in conversation. But my 20-something friends in the gay/trans community pretty much all use queer to describe themselves. I think it became popular partly as a reclamation of the word, and partly because the LGBTQIA acronym got so long and unwieldy. People want to be inclusive, but nobody wants to say LGBTQIA often.

reallydontask 6y ago
I need to get out more clearly, I'm only 43