QPOC

English

Noun

QPOC (plural QPOC or QPOCs)

1. Abbreviation of queer person of color.
   • 2009, Sheila Addison, Deborah Coolhart, “Integrating Socially Segregated Identities: Queer Couples and the Question of Race”, in Mudita Rastogi, Volker Thomas, editors, Multicultural Couple Therapy, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications, Inc., →ISBN:

     Those identifying as QPOC frequently face racist attitudes in the White gay community. While QPOC are subtly excluded from mainstream gay imagery, more overt forms of racism persist as well.