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Where I grew up 'queer' was used as an insult. But I use 'queer' to self-identify, and like you say it's a catch-all for everything under the umbrella.
Context matters, I think. If someone's talking about the queer community, it seems okay. If someone says, "You're one of them queers, aintcha?" then it's probably not okay.
At the end of the day, I guess I've always thought of it as a slur that we've taken back, y'know?
I love that some groups have been able to do that! I know I've heard of others, but I can't recall at the moment.
It really is brave for the first generation to do that. I can't imagine.