Queer Flashcards

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What is Queer Activism?

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A form of sexuality/gender activism that opposes assimilationist agendas of trying to show how “normal” LGBT people are. It celebrates differences and diversity and challenges things like commercialism of the gay scene.

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What is Queer Studies?

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An academic discipline that tries to move beyond lesbian and gay studies to incorporate other sexualities and to take a more critical approach to sexuality as a whole. It also draws on things like sociology, geography, history, literature, cultural studies, and media studies.

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What is Queer Theory?

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A theoretical approach that goes beyond queer studies to question to categories and assumptions on which current popular and academic understanding are based.

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