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The Origin of Queer Theory: Gayle Rubin's "Thinking Sex"

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The Importance of Queer Theory in Sexual Thoughts

There is an urgent need to develop radical perspectives on sexuality. We are going to need a queer theory, he says. In this essay, I will propose elements of a descriptive and conceptual framework for thinking about sex and its politics. He hopes to contribute to the pressing task of creating an accurate, humane and genuinely liberatory body of thought about sexuality.

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