Question

Which of the following is/are true of queer theory? A. Queer theory critiques what we consider to be normal and abnormal. B. Queer theory applies to only gay people, not heterosexual people. C. Queer theory focuses on sexuality as the most important identity marker. D. Queer theory advocates for more defined identity categories.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (A) is correct

Explanation:

Queer theory is referred as a field of critical theory which flourished in early 90's from fields of queer and women's studies. It tends to include both the theorization of 'queerness' and queer readings of texts. These were mostly influenced by work of Berlant, Bersani, Butler, Edelman, Halberstam, and Sedgwick, it was mostly build upon challenges of feminism to notion that gender is a part of self and further in gay/lesbian research' of socially built identity of sexual acts.