I take massive issue with the disgraceful summary of queer theory on page one of this thread. Queer theory, and queer culture, does not support rape or paedophilia.
I don't doubt that AbsentmindedWoman doesn't support paedophilia, but queer theory absolutely does, even if she and many of its followers don't realise it. The founding literature of post modernism and queer theory DOES support paedophilia.
Derrick Jensen is great on the problems with queer theory. Hopefully this link should take you to 1h 47m. He starts this bit with anarchism (lots of people calling themselves anarchists have bought into queer theory) and moves on to queer theory and details precisely where the support for paedophilia comes from..
Also, read Dr Em for an discussion of queer theory and its links to paedophilia. Her recent series of blog posts is very informative. Part one is here: medium.com/@doctorEm/the-trojan-unicorn-queer-theory-and-paedophilia-part-i-a0cf30ef7bfa
An excerpt:
When I see the term ‘queer feminist’ or ‘queer feminism’ I suspect, maybe hope, that those using these descriptors have not done the reading.
As the old proverb states ‘the road to hell is lined with good intentions’. I do not believe that all these young woke people, charities, institutions and arts festivals are supportive of rape and paedophilia, of ‘queering’ and transgressing boundaries feminists have worked tirelessly to establish.
Nevertheless, this is what queer theory aims at. As Sarah Beresford has analysed, ‘The term “Queer”… is by definition whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, and the dominant, and aims to destabilize dominant ideas of identity, whether that identity is sexual, gendered, ethnic, national, and political and so forth’.
This sounds liberating and progressive until we remember that ‘the normal, the legitimate, and the dominant’ include the idea that adults should not sexually abuse children. Unnervingly, the reframing of child sexual abuse and liberating of paedophilia from the margins of society is a dominant idea within queer theory.
Although it has attempted to cloak itself under the rainbow and harness the energy, good will and gains gay, lesbian and bisexual people have fought for over decades Queer theory is anything but progressive. Indeed, it is totally opposed to same sex attraction. As Professor Alassandra Tanesini outlines, a ‘characteristic trait of queer theory is its opposition to any view that treats sexual orientation as anything other than socially constructed’.
Thus, same sex attraction becomes a preference which can be unlearnt or cast as bigoted for being exclusionary. This is homophobia in a shiny new case.
Unlike transgender ideology which is underpinned by queer theory, queer theory has key proponents and a body of literature which we may interrogate. This series of essays will first look at the post-modern foundations before moving on to queer theory and paedophilia.
It's not good enough to say queer theory doesn't support paedophilia just because you haven't noticed it. Do the research please, starting with these links. I'm practically spoon feeding it to you.