Queer theory (Interpretations)

From the coining of the word 'homosexual' in 1869 by a Swiss doctor through the mid-century homophile movements in the United States, gay liberation and feminism, Annamarie Jagose clearly traces the consciousness and consequences of same-sex sex to the currently evolving field of queer theory, lucidly demonstrating how insights gained from the AIDS epidemic, post-structuralism and other contemporary theoretical movements have made queer theory both personally and intellectually stimulating.