Queer = : not straight, bendy : in your face : disavows essentialism : claiming your identity, not hiding it : rejecting compulsory heterosexuality : resisting established orthodoxies : rejecting homophobia : embracing a range of possibilities : millions and millions of voices : diva : closet case : Gus Van Sant : Madonna : dyke : fag : funny haircuts : butch : femme : queen : flaming : old maid : discomfort in the locker room : feat of junior high dances : loud : thundering : ooh, honey : your mother wears combat boots : strong : proud : afraid : brave : risky : your next-door neighbor : recognize people's right to call themselves what they will : a range : a radar-range : I can go anywhere and still be the "other" : fun : happy, happy; joy, joy : love : lust : girls love girls love boys love boys love girls love girls love boys love boys : action = life /