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The document discusses several key concepts: 1. It defines queer theory as challenging fixed notions of gender and sexuality, arguing they are socially constructed and can change over time. 2. Queer theory emerged in response to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s/90s to protest portraying it as a "gay disease" and promote safer sex. 3. It resists labels like "lesbian" and "gay" arguing gender and sexuality are complex and cannot be defined by a single characteristic. However, critics say it lacks practical s

Author

Hajra Hussain

Language

EN