The Q in LGBTQ+ stands for queer or questioning. Here's what that means and why the community has reclaimed it since its original derogatory meaning.

The letters Q and U also fall into that category. Very rarely does the letter Q appear in an English word without its buddy U right next to it; when it does appear, it’s usually in words that ...

Effectively a non-word, the term is taken from the first six letters from the left on the top row of English-language typewriter keys: Q, W, E, R, T, and Y.