r/QueerTheory
18k members
r/QueerTheory is a subreddit with 18k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses queer, theory, gender, queer theory, and sexuality, and they frequently recommend/review theory books.
Queer theory is a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women's studies.
Popular Themes in r/QueerTheory
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to reconcile Foucault and other prominent intellectuals signing a petition to annul age of consent laws in the 70s?"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Reject bioessentialism"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/QueerTheory
#1
Queer
: "I'm Queer & I'm Here (my watercolor painting)"
90 posts
#2
Theory
: "How people interested in Critical Theory can be transphobic? Or is it just Reddit?"
53 posts
#3
Gender
: "Butler on Gender Dysphoria"
27 posts
#4
Queer Theory
: "Why is Queer Theory mostly laden with jargon?"
19 posts
#5
Sexuality
: "How Capitalism Remade Homophobia: Before tragically dying at age 32, Chris Chitty, a brilliant historian of gay life and capitalism, produced an illuminating unfinished book, Sexual Hegemony. In it, he provided a longue durée account of the development of homophobia and homoSexuality."
18 posts
#6
History
: "Happy Pride Month! Learn about queer science History with this list of 30 scientists you didn't know were gay, trans, or otherwise part of the LGBTQ+ community due to straight-washing and erasure in historical representation."
13 posts
#7
Identity
: "I’ve found exploring my queer and gender Identity to be largely a waste of time"
11 posts
#8
Transgender
: "[Academic] A Comparative Study between Transgender and Cisgender Populations (cisgender, Transgender, 15-30, Indian)"
11 posts
#9
Lgbtq+
: "Happy Pride Month! Learn about queer science history with this list of 30 scientists you didn't know were gay, trans, or otherwise part of the Lgbtq++ community due to straight-washing and erasure in historical representation."
9 posts
#10
Judith Butler
: "Why is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? - Essay by Judith Butler"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/QueerTheory
Theory Books
14 reviews
#1
Foucault
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Halberstam
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Halperin
4.0★ from 1 review
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+1k members(8.3%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026