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Queer theory is the lens used to explore and challenge how scholars, activists, artistic texts, and the media perpetrate gender- and sex-based binaries, and its goal is to undo hierarchies and fight against social inequalities. [30]
Articles relating to queer theory, the perspective that questions the perception that cisgender and heterosexual identities are in any sense standard. It revisits such fields as literary analysis , philosophy , and politics with a " queer " approach.
Quare theory was created to promote the voices of queer people of color. Quare theory is similar to queer theory; they are both forms of critical theory that focus on the study and theories of queer identities and actions. [1] E. Patrick Johnson believed that within queer theory there was an erasure or minimization of queer people of color's ...
Robert McRuer (born 1966) is an American theorist who has contributed to fields in transnational queer and disability studies.McRuer is known as being one of the founding scholars involved in forming the field of queer disability studies, particularly for a theoretical outlook known as crip theory.
Playing with Fire: Queer Politics, Queer Theories is a collection of essays on queer theory and political theory from a queer perspective. It was edited by Shane Phelan and published by Routledge on January 14, 1997, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] making it one of the first scholarly collections by American political theorists to address the topic of queer politics.
Neuroqueer theory is a framework that intersects the fields of neurodiversity and queer theory. [1] It examines the ways society constructs and defines normalcy, particularly concerning gender, sexual orientation, and dis/ability, and challenges those constructions. [ 2 ]
Lawmakers cited 'Gender Queer' and 'All Boys Aren't Blue' as reasons to ban books in Iowa public schools. They were in less than 10% of districts.
The word "queer" was historically a slur used towards people within the community. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Those who identify as queer today have reclaimed this label as self-identification. [ citation needed ] However, due to the traditional use of the word, many people in the LGBTQ community continue to reject this label. [ 8 ]