Breeder gay

Breeder is a pejorative term coined by gay or lesbian people particularly for parents who purportedly over-focus on their children and allegedly abandon their previous friends and lifestyle; or to women who give birth to many children, often with the derisive implication that they have too many offspring. The term “breeder,” used to refer to heterosexual couples, has a different meaning from “breeding” — being aroused by the prospect of having sex without protection.

When gay people were calling straight people “breeders” they were not talking about other gays.

It was just a slang for career heterosexuals who have heteronormative lives and think we are horrible degenerates. In the queer community, breeder is slang for any heterosexual person that engages in reproductive sex (in contrast to queer folks that primarily or solely engage in recreational sex). Breeder is a term for heterosexuals used in LGBT slang. It is often used pejoratively. The use in homosexual groups is drawn from the fact that their sexual activity cannot lead to reproduction, whereas heterosexual sexual intercourse can, with implicit mocking by connotation of animal husbandry, the original usage of the word.

The term took me aback. Though she was trying to be an ally, the phrase came out foreign and harsh, even though it was delivered with a smirk. She felt cool. I felt confused. Setting aside the absurdity of that decades old claim, there is an incredibly ironic prejudice in straight people now using the word to describe their own community in a way to seem like an ally.

Non-binary, also known as genderqueer,

The implication behind the word breeder is that a person is, in fact, able to have children or a family. When a straight person, such as the one from a few weeks back, uses the term to describe other straight people, the implication is clear: only straight people and cis ones at that are able to have children and a family. When straight people use that word, they forget about all of the families, parents, and children who make up our community.

Queer people can breed. We can adopt or have a surrogate. The term is outdated. If anything, it shows just how little you know or care about the queer family unit. You must be logged in to post a comment. Leave a Reply Want to join the discussion? Feel free to contribute! Leave a Reply Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Name First Last. Email Required. Be Social With Us. Follow Us On:.

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