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

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Sexual Thoughts: A Radical Theory of Sex

Social constructivist ideology doesn't have the capacity to adjudicate. It does not have the capacity for discernment, says Gail Collins. Sexual essentialism is embedded in folk wisdoms of Western societies, she writes. We're going to rehash modern institutional forms of heterosexuality as an emblem of sexual behavior and its consequences, argues Collins.

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