alternaqueer
n.— «Alternaqueer has become shorthand for anyone outside the gay media mainstream. Except that now there’s a uniform look: patchy hairdos, goofy sunglasses, street-hustler complexions, and Flashdance-meets-Road Warrior style, with a dash of Freddie Mercury for bombast.» —“Alternaqueers are go!” by Marke B. San Francisco Bay Guardian (California) Dec. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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