Meaning of queerantine | Babel Free

Definitions

A quarantine experienced by one or more queer (sexually unconventional) people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

countable, humorous, uncountable

Examples

“Or, as another user put it in a post that invited members to a WhatsApp chat: “JOIN US IN QUEERANTINE. Self isolation need not be so lonely.””

“This is my winged eleganza best costume for today! #goforthegold #billyporterfashionchallenge #theebillyporter #diydiva #queerantine #quarantinebutmakeitfashion”

“Olly has been hosting weekly Queerantine parties since March. Having started out via Instagram Live, the Saturday club nights have now transferred over to Zoom.”

“The present study aims to address this need through analysing data from the Queerantine study (a portmanteau of queer and quarantine), a web-based survey that assesses how LGBTQ+ adults are experiencing the coronavirus pandemic. In the present paper, we examine extent to which respondents to the Queerantine survey experienced forms of sexuality or gender-based discrimination, including harassment and exclusion, during the coronavirus pandemic.”

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