Radqueer Education

Welcome to the radqueer educational carrd! This carrd will go over what exactly "radqueer" is, terms related to the topic of radqueers, and more. If you are new to this topic, please try to look at this with an open mind. You do not have to agree with everything here in order to be respectful!NOTE: some sections in this carrd may be rather long! This carrd is also best viewed on desktop and may look a bit crowded on mobile!

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What is Radqueer?

Radqueer, often broken down to Radical Queerness, is a blanket term that covers a list of ideologies while technically being an ideology in itself.
While there is seemingly a lot of debate surrounding the label itself and its exact meaning, it is generally agreed that the basis of the radqueer ideology is acceptance of all queer identities to a radical extent.
This includes accepting and supporting controversial queer identities such as;
- mspec monos (ex: bi/pan/omni lesbians/gays)
- overlapping or contradictory labels
(ex: lesboys/turigirls)
- trans-identities including non-gender
transids (ex: transrace, transage, etc.)
- paraphilias and parasexualities
The ideology also includes support for non-queer related subjects such as;
- non-traumagenic systems
- freedom in fiction (ex: pro/com/darkship,
dark fiction, etc.)
- non-humanism (ex: therians, otherkins, etc.)
- bodily autonomy
Generally speaking, and to sum this all up, radqueer means "live and let live" to it's fullest extent in terms of personal identity! Due to this radical acceptance, there has been a decently sized community built around this ideology and different branches of it, known as the Radqueer Community.

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Terms Related to Radqueer

While reading through the meaning section of this carrd, there may have been terms mentioned that you are not familliar with! This section will go over those (as well as some others), and give some tidbits about what they mean.Mspec Monos
Mspec monos are monosexual people (people who are only attracted to one gender/gender presentation) who are also multisexual or multispec/mspec (people who are attracted to more than one gender). Some will argue that this is not valid, however at the end of the day, gender and sexuality are fluid and people are free to use whatever labels feel right to them!Contradictory Labels
These are generally labels that "condradict" themselves in one way or another. Two relatively well-known examples of this are lesboys (a male or masc-aligned lesbian) and turigirls (a female or fem-aligned gay person). Similar to the last one, many will claim that these labels are invalid, but it is really up to the person to label their queerness as they please!TransIDs
Transid, or transidentity, is an umberella term for any trans identity (gender or otherwise). Some examples of transids are transrace, transage, transspecies, transabled, and of course, transgender. There are many reasons why someone may identify with transids, so try to ask questions before assuming! However, some common reasons someone may identify with transids are; neurodivergence, self-perception not matching their body, identity/appearance delusions, disorders such as BIID and similar, feeling a disconnect from their bodily traits, feeling a connect to a certain label, and many other reasons!Transharm and Transhate
Transharm (transharmful or transharmed) and transhate (transhateful and transhated) are transid subterms, and are some of the labels that people tend to have the biggest issue with. A transharmful person is someone who believes they should be harmful in certain ways for one reason or another, but this does not mean that they genuinely intend on being harmful (an example of this is transabusive people! they may identify as being abusive, but have no intention of genuinely abusing someone). Transhateful is similar to transharmful, but instead it is regarding hatefulness. A transhateful person may feel as though they should be hateful but not being genuinely hateful (a highly controversial example is transracist. they may identify as transracist, but have no intention of genuinely being racist). Transharmed and transhated are essentially the polar opposites of these terms!Paraphilias and Parasexualities
Paraphilias are attractions that are viewed as abnormal, described by the NIH as "persistent and recurrent sexual interests, urges, fantasies, or behaviors of marked intensity involving objects, activities, or even situations that are atypical in nature". This includes things such as zoophilia, chronophilias, necrophilia, incestophilia, and many many more. Parasexualities are similar to paraphilias, and in a way they do go hand-in-hand, but parasexualities are more involved in someone's sexual orientation. In some cases, a parasexuality may actually be the basis of someone's sexual or romantic orientation. For example, someone may not experience attraction at all unless it is in some way paraphilic!
NOTE: not all paraphiles or parasexuals act on their paras! The radqueer ideology, as it stands now, does not have a set contact stance.Contact Stances
A contact stance is a term that describes someone's stance on acting on paraphilias. The four most commonly known contact stances are pro-contact/pro-c (in favour of action), neutral-contact/neu-c (neutral on action), anti-contact/anti-c (against action), and complex-contact/comp-c (a stance that describes having a complex opinion on action). While these terms and their meanings may seem cut and dry, there are many different ways in which one may percieve contact stances. For example, one may view being a pro-c zoo as committing acts of beastiality, while another may view being a pro-c zoo as having sexual contact with a transspecies/therian/otherkin/otherwise non-human partner. Due to this, it is safer to ask questions rather than making assumptions!
As previously stated, the radqueer ideology does not have a set contact stance.Blankqueer/Queer Stance
A blankqueer or queer stance is exactly what radqueer is! It is a term that covers a list of values and idealogies, and is typically used in order to tell others your opinions on certain queer subjects without having to list them off each time you speak about them! Queer stances are not inherently radqueer though, and there are many anti-radqueer blankqueer labels out there, however there are just as many blankqueer labels that are branches of radqueer!

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Frequently Asked Questions

This is a list of questions that are frequently asked to radqueer/adjacent folk, and some answers to those questions!"Is the Radqueer Community a Cult?"
Nope! The radqueer community is just a community built around the radqueer ideology. Oftentimes, radqueer antis will try to apply the B.I.T.E model to radqueers and will use that as a way to try to scare people away from the radqueer community, but this same thing can be applied to many other online spaces (including many anti-radqueer communities) and show similar results!
Additionally, the radqueer community does not fit the B.I.T.E model as many people will claim it does, as it lacks many of the features of a genuine cult."Are All Transid Users White, Able-Bodied, Privileged People?"
Also no! Oftentimes, transid folk are already disabled, POC, or non-privileged! Of course, there may be some who are white, able-bodied, privileged people who use transids, but it is their identity and they are free to label themselves as they please!"Do You Need to Support All Transids/Paras to be Radqueer?"
Yes and no. The basis of the radqueer ideology is acceptance and respect of people and their personal identities, however as long as you are respectful to everyone and accept that they may identify as something that you do not personally agree with, all is good! You are also more than welcome to block people who you would rather not associate with. At the end of the day, just be respectful, and you're all good!"Is Radqueer Inherently Pro-Abuse?"
Not at all. As stated earlier on in this carrd, the radqueer ideology, as it currently stands, has no stance on acting on paraphilias, which is the abusive behavior that radqueer antis are referring to when claiming this community is pro-abuse. This is based on a much earlier adaptation of the term where the coiner was very openly pro-contact, however this has since been changed."Can I be Radqueer Without Being a Paraphile/Transid?"
Yep! Transid and para allies are completely welcome in the community and are, of course, allowed to identify with the ideology! As long as you are respectful and non-exclusionist, you are good to go!"Can Transids be Used for Fun?"
Mhm! While some may have lengthy, in-depth reasons to identify the way they do, others may use a label just for fun or just because it feels right to them. Neither is more or less valid than the other, and both are accepted by the community and general ideology!Got other questions? Feel free to message @radqueer on discord!

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Resources

This is a small list of resources that contain information relating to things that are, in some way, related to radqueers!Para Resources
paraphilia carrd
paraphilic disorders
-philic flags
para flags wiki
list of parasTransid Resources
transid.org
transid index
transid carrd
transplural carrd
term archive
term archive 2
term archive 3Other Resources
endogenic carrd
proship carrd
emoji combos
emoji combos 2
numerous resources in one

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