Could your hormones be aging you? There are many theories behind why we age, and one is the hormone theory of aging. Experts who back this idea believe hormones, which control the function of organs, could be behind agingâand maybe even the fountain of youth. Learn more about how hormones might be the culprit behind the aging process.
So we went on a quest to find out what the Q was all about, and found ourselves at the LGBTQ Resource Center at the University of Houston. Student Scott Nava says, Q would mean queer or questioning.
For other uses, see Queer (disambiguation). Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or not cisgender. Originally meaning strange or peculiar, queer came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the late 1980s, queer scholars and activists began to reclaim the word to establish community and assert an identity distinct from the gay identity.