Queer Tango (or Tango Queer) is to dance Argentine tango without regard to the traditional heteronormative roles of the dancers, and often to exchange the leader and follower roles. Therefore, it is related to open role or same-sex tango. The queer tango movement permits not only an access to tango for the LBGTQIAA+ community, but also supports female leaders and male followers, regardless of sexual orientation. Gender roles in the traditional Argentine tango Conventional tango is said to be the stronghold of heterosexism and machismo: Dancing in very close embrace – this intimacy is what defines tango as a "three-minute love affair" -, the male dance partner is the lead and the female dance partner is the follow. These two gender roles are sexually defined: Traditional tango is steeped in machismo culture. It is a reflection of Argentine (as well as other dominant Western cultures') societal views on sexuality and gender relations. In traditional tango, the man is the active participant while the woman is merely passive. The male leader moves forward, guides the step pattern, the tempo and protects the female follower who steps backwards in complete trust, her eyes might be closed. She adds expressive elements to the dance: adornos (embellishments). The man is the choreographer, however, and it is he who creates the structure of the dance. The woman's role is relegated to waiting for the man to guide her movement. At conventional milongas it’s the man who invites the woman to dance with eye-contact and a nod of the head, called cabeceo. Gender neutral dancing: open role reverse and same-sex tango Queer Tango was not approved at first, due to the blurred lines of gender roles and social class rankings being affected. The Queer Tango movement breaks these rigid heteronormative gender roles of the tango world and permits all the permutations of partnering within tango. Same-sex tangoing is frequent: men dance with men, women dance with women, who can lead or follow. Also men dance with women, exploring open role reverse. The term queer, commonly used as a synonym for the LBGTQIAA+ community, is used here in a larger sense. A queer tango dancer shifts the focus from sexuality to gender which allows to enhance his expressiveness by way of role exchange. Therefore, the Queer Tango scene gives not only a home to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex tangueras and tangueros (tango dancers), where they can