ENG 2150 Lecture 3: Tyson - Queer Theory
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(excerpt from lois tyson"s learning for a diverse world, 2001) Chapter 6: using concepts from gay and lesbian theory to understand literature. Our capacity to be kind, generous, tender, and understanding; our capacity to experience pleasure; the ways in which we define pleasure all of these personality traits tell us about our sexuality. And they also tell us about the kind of person we are in our everyday lives: working at our jobs, shopping for groceries, playing basketball, or watching a movie. So whether or not we are sexually active, our sexuality is part of who we are, for our sexuality is related to most or all of the other characteristics by which we define ourselves. You might be experiencing some discomfort yourself at this moment. If you are, i hope you won"t let it worry you or prevent your reading this chapter.
