Queer theory emerged the midst of crisis the late 1980s and early 1990s: as the HIV/AIDS epimic raged, scholars and activists sought to dispt the stigmatizatn and erasure of LGBTQ liv the Reagan/Thatcher era. In centerg sexualy wh cultural analysis, queer theory built on foundatns tablished by the femist and gay liberatn
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6 - INTY AND POLICS A “POSTMORN” GAY CULTURE
In centerg sexualy wh cultural analysis, queer theory built on foundatns tablished by the femist and gay liberatn movements, both of which were gag stutnal footholds through the foundg of Women’s Studi and later Lbian and Gay Studi programs many major universi. She expands upon Adrienne Rich’s ncept of pulsory heterosexualy- where heterosexualy is taken as the natural state of beg, and homosexualy is therefore scripted as a perversn, to enforce pliance wh “dog straightns”.
However she reversed Fouult’s belief that domant disurs created homosexualy and heterosexualy, argug stead that is the bary of homosexualy and heterosexualy that gave bary thkg. The ia that homosexualy is a social nstct neglects the plentiful evince that is also a blogil realy.
Queer Theory threatens to undo the nsirable progrs ma by lbian and gay activists unterg the belief that their romantic and sexual attractns are a mere “liftyle choice”.
6 - INTY AND POLICS A “POSTMORN” GAY CULTURE
Although Queer Theory purports to advote for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, the majory of LGBT people are neher faiar wh , nor support . Queer theory grew out of the radil groups revolutnisg femist, gay and lbian studi the 1960s.
The civil rights movements helped spark a new tert the study of homosexualy.