"Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender."
An umbrella term that encompasses all non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender orientations. Queer is also used as a reclaimed identity for those who express fluidity and non-conformity in their gender and sexuality.
"Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century."
"Beginning in the late 1980s, queer activists, such as the members of Queer Nation, began to reclaim the word as a deliberately provocative and politically radical alternative to the more assimilationist branches of the LGBT community."
"Queer became increasingly used to describe a broad spectrum of non-normative sexual or gender identities and politics."
"Academic disciplines such as queer theory and queer studies share a general opposition to binarism, normativity, and a perceived lack of intersectionality, some of them only tangentially connected to the LGBT movement."
"Queer arts, queer cultural groups, and queer political groups are examples of modern expressions of queer identities."
"Critics of the use of the term include members of the LGBT community who associate the term more with its colloquial, derogatory usage, those who wish to dissociate themselves from queer radicalism, and those who see it as amorphous and trendy."
"Some LGBTQ people view this use of the term as appropriation."
"Queer activists, such as the members of Queer Nation, began to reclaim the word as a deliberately provocative and politically radical alternative to the more assimilationist branches of the LGBT community."
"Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century."
"Queer theory and queer studies share a general opposition to binarism, normativity, and a perceived lack of intersectionality."
"Queer became increasingly used to describe a broad spectrum of non-normative sexual or gender identities and politics."
"Critics see it as amorphous and trendy."
"Queer arts, queer cultural groups, and queer political groups."
"Beginning in the late 1980s."
"Critics include members of the LGBT community who associate the term more with its colloquial, derogatory usage."
"Queer activists began to reclaim the word as a deliberately provocative and politically radical alternative to the more assimilationist branches of the LGBT community."
"Queer theory and queer studies."
"Queer became increasingly used to describe a broad spectrum of non-normative sexual or gender identities and politics."
"Some LGBTQ people view this use of the term as appropriation." Please note that the quotes used are selected from the original paragraph and may not match exactly with the phrasing provided in the questions.