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Post-Structuralism
Emerged in France. Is the precursor to Queer Theory. -
Stonewall Inn
A police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969 ignited demonstrations. -
Drag Culture
Esther Newton's "Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America" uses the term "drag queen" to describe a “homosexual male who often, or habitually, dresses in female attire.” -
Sexuality is a Social Construct
Michel Foucalt's "The History of Sexuality" saying posited that politics generally rely on hierarchies of desire as a means of oppression. -
Teresa de Lauretis
She organized the first queer theory conference. -
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"Queer"
Reclaimed as an umbrella term for those who don't identify with heteronormativity. -
Sexual Behavior Hierarchy
Gayle Rubin's "Thinking Sex" examines how certain sexual behaviors serve as the basis of marginalization and oppression. -
ACT UP
Larry Kramer, Vito Russo, and others founded the direct-action group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power to demand public acknowledgement of the AIDS epidemic. -
Sex and Gender as Performance
Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" suggests that sex and gender are performative elements of identity. -
The Gendering of Sexuality
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's "Epistemology of the Closet" explored how society genders sexuality. -
Queer Nation
Queer Nation was founded in 1990 to fight the escalating violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. -
"Queer Theory"
Teresa de Lauretis' "Queer Theory: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities" coined the term "queer theory." -
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage is legalized in the United States.