Over the last decade, the word queer has become a label which thousands of youth all over the world identify with. Though it affects many if not all people belonging to an LGBT community, it is especially a youth phenomenon. "Queer" particularly resonates with young folks who are frustrated with the increasingly assimilationist politics, attitudes, and identities of many gay and lesbian organizations, as well as with those who generally see the proper project to be subverting boundaries and norms rather than reifying them.