Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace, and Joan Jett singing 'Androgynous'
Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace and Joan Jett singing Androgynous
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Miley Cyrus and Ruby Rose both coming out as gender fluid, 14-year-old Disney Star Rowan Blanchard tweeted, "In my life—only ever liked boys…However I personally don't wanna label myself as straight, gay or whateva so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with—just existing;)…I'm open to liking any gender in future is why I identify as queer." Even gangsta rapper Young Thug has been photographed in a tutu, a Gucci floral lace top and said he doesn't want to be viewed as masculine.Being queer is not the same as being gay. Queer means lots of things to lots of different people. Its definition butterflies any meaning that is pinned on to it. For many, it is a political persuasion as well as a sexual one. There are plenty of gays who don't identify as queer – who wouldn't subscribe to gay marriage for instance. Writing "no asians" on your Grindr profile and having majority white Pride line-ups are other examples of gay culture devoid of queer thinking. You don't have to be queer to be gay, but do you have to be gay to be queer?For someone who is homosexual and queer, a straight person identifying as queer can feel like choosing to appropriate the good bits, the cultural and political cache, the clothes and the sound of gay culture, without the laughriot of gay-bashing, teen shame, adult shame, er shame-shame, and the internalised homophobia of lived gay experience.My Mood When They Try To Hate — Jaden Smith (@officialjaden)February 6, 2016
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