by Lesley Graydon | Gender, Identity, Theory
Judith Butler drew attention to the paradox of foundationalist frames which would fix or constrain “the very ‘subjects’ that it hopes to represent and liberate” in her groundbreaking book Gender Trouble. She asked us to consider that “if identities were no longer...
by Lesley Graydon | Gender
On Gender… For the majority of people one’s gender is simple, clear, and defined: one is either a man or a woman. There is nothing complicated about it. Our society has certain “womanly” or “manly” behaviours, traits, and...
by Lesley Graydon | Gender
Gender Divisions as The Most Common Perversity In Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex Pat Califia asserts that our dependence and belief in sex differences is primarily driven by sexual pleasure; this pleasure thus becomes the most common perversion. The fact that...
by Lesley Graydon | Gender
A popular term used to describe gender and sexual variants and variancy is the term genderqueer. Some use the term genderqueer as an umbrella term for all gender identities that are outside the heteronormative gender binary system, a system full of assumptions...
