Queer Studies and Identity.

1. Queer studies and
Identity

2. Academic Details
Name : Rinkal Dangar
Roll no : 18
Enrollment no : 4069206420220007
Paper name: Contemporary Western Theories and Film Studies
Paper no: 204
Paper code: 22409
Topic: Queer studies and Identity
Submitted to : Smt. S.B.Gardi, department of English M.K.B.U
Dated on: 21/10/2023
E-Mail : dangarrinkal0609@gmail.com

3. Introduction
Queer (adj.): non-heterosexual.
Queer is sometimes used as an umbrella term to refer to all people with non-heterosexual
sexual orientations or all people who are marginalized on the basis of sexual orientation.
● Both lesbian studies and gay studies began as "liberation movements"—in parallel with
the movements for African-American and feminist liberation—during the anti-Vietnam
War, anti-establishment, and countercultural ferment of the late 1960s and 1970s.
● In the 1970s, researchers for the most part assumed that there was a fixed, unitary
identity as a gay man or as a lesbian that has remained stable through human history.
● Queer Theory is often used to designate the combined area of gay and lesbian studies
and criticism, as well as theoretical and critical writings concerning all modes of variance
(such as cross-dressing) from the normative model of biological sex, gender identity, and
sexual desires.
● The term "queer" was originally derogatory, used to stigmatize male and female same-
sex love as deviant and unnatural; since the early 1990s, however, it has been
increasingly adopted by gays and lesbians themselves as a non-invidious term to identify
a way of life and an area for scholarly inquiry.

4. Identity
Identity: An individual’s sense of self defined by (a) a set of physical,
psychological, and interpersonal characteristics that is not wholly shared with
any other person and (b) a range of affiliations (e.g., ethnicity) and social roles.
Identity involves a sense of continuity, or the feeling that one is the same
person today that one was yesterday or last year (despite physical or other
changes). Such a sense is derived from one’s body sensations; one’s body
image; and the feeling that one’s memories, goals, values, expectations, and
beliefs belong to the self. (“Identity”)
Judith Butler, in Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
(1990), described the categories of gender and of sexuality as performative.
(Butler)

5. The Report of the 2015 U.S.
Transgender Survey
● Housing, Homelessness, and Shelter Access
● Identity Documents
● Experiences at School
● Income and Employment Status
● Employment and the Workplace
● Sex Work and Other Underground Economy
Work
● Harassment and Violence(James et al.)

6. Situation in India
● Homelessness
● Unheard Voices
● Unrecognized in Social Circles
● Insufficient Opportunities
● Language
● Civic Rights(Kumar)
● Work Place(Mumbai cafe Run by Transgenders Promises to
change your ‘Nazariya’ and win people over with
Month.(Tripathi)
'Gajra Cafe' Run by LGBTQ+ Community All Set to Serve
Lost Cuisines in Vadodara.(Parmar))

7. Appearance
(“Queer”)

8. Conclusion
Religion and Science(Harari)
“The idea is to show people that the LGBTQ community does
exist and is much bigger than people think. We aren’t a
minority; we’re a mainstream part of the society.” — Harsh
Agarwal. (Saxena)
Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution guarantee all persons the
right to marry
a person of their choice, including LGBTQIA+ persons.(Kumar)
Meaning is often defined in terms of binary
oppositions(Derrida 41)

9. Continue…
(James et al.) (James et al.)

10. References
Abrams, Meyer Howard, and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning,
2015.
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Routledge, 2006.
Derrida, Jacques. Positions. Edited by Alan Bass, translated by Alan Bass, University of Chicago Press,
1982.
Harari, Yuval Noah. “Yuval Noah Harari - Q&A on Being Gay.” YouTube, Yuval Noah Harari, 3 June
2018, https://youtu.be/l56IdoPHmKc?feature=shared. Accessed 20 10 2023.
“Identity.” APA Dictionary of Psychology, https://dictionary.apa.org/identity. Accessed 21 10 2023.
James, Sandy E., et al. “2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.” The National Center for Transgender
Equality, 2016, https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf.

11. References….
Kumar, Sanjay. “IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition (Civil) No.
1011 of 2022 Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty &.” Supreme Court of India, 17 October 2023,
https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/36593/36593_2022_1_1501_47792_Judgement_17-Oct-
2023.pdf. Accessed 20 October 2023.
Parmar, Vijaysinh. “'Gajra Cafe' Run by LGBTQ+ Community All Set to Serve Lost Cuisines in Vadodara.”
News18, 3 September 2022, https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/gajra-cafe-run-by-lgbtq-community-all-
set-to-serve-lost-cuisines-in-vadodara-5879995.html. Accessed 13 October 2023.
“Queer.” Google Ngram Viewer,
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=queer&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-
2019&smoothing=3. Accessed 20 10 2023.

12. References….
“Queer Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster, 11 September 2023, https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/queer. Accessed 21 October 2023.
Saxena, Nikita. “Movies, drama and lots of naach-gaana at this queer pride festival.” Hindustan Times, 3 April
2017, https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/movies-drama-and-lots-of-naach-gaana-at-this-
queer-pride-festival/story-9c1DrHPlKrLyIMaz0EK6hI.html. Accessed 20 October 2023.
Tripathi, Sumedha. “'Yeh Hai Bambai Nazariya!' Mumbai Cafe Run By Transgenders Is A Big Step Towards
Inclusivity.” IndiaTimes, 10 March 2022, https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/bambai-
nazariya-cafe-run-by-transgenders-564153.html. Accessed 13 October 2023.

13. Thank You!