I was taught not to feel different. To try and fit in and be like everyone else. Even in the gay community we're taught to conform. As individuals we're all different. As a group we're different from the mainstream.
Queers are more politically conscious.
I'm going to make a lot of generalizations now. Queers are very anti-government in the way the government is being run now. The gay community is happy to an extent with the way we've been accepted into society and feels we've done our job. The queer community doesn't feel that way. We feel that we've only been accepted as gays when we present a straight image.