Comparing Judith Butler's Performativity Precarity And Sexual Politics

In recent years, gender has become a controversial topic all over the world. Many of millennials have embraced the idea of accepting people of all genders, bringing the concepts of transgender, agender, genderfluidity, and others to light. However, with more publicity to these concepts, comes misinterpretations, confusion, and hatred towards those identities. Gender, according to Judith Butler’s article “Performativity Precarity and Sexual Politics,” is a performance, meaning that each person can assume their own gender in their own way. However, if one is to go against gender norms put in place by society, they find themselves on the edge of normality and at risk for misinterpretations of their actions (i-ii). Both cases can be seen