The Queering

On Queer Theory's assault on Normal and Innocence

Mar 17, 2024

They are manufacturing gender dysphoria, or as better described in the excellent book When Kids Say They’re Trans, Gender Distress.

I am very interested in this subject.

I want to understand:

Who is doing it.
How they are doing it.
Why they are doing it.
What are the consequences of doing it.

The “it” is Queering.

We are living in The Queering age.

The Politics of Parody

I used to be a sucker for Eurovision. I can see you rolling your eyes. Stop it, we all need our vices.

In 2014 a Woman™ with a beard won it. Conchita Wurst (born Thomas Neuwirth) from Austria.

I didn’t understand what I was watching or what was happening at the time.

Now I do, with thanks to Lancing and Lindsay.

This section from the book:

Put simply, Butler suggests we just happen to be born in a body that looks and works one way or the other. Sex, in this sense, is an allusion—it only becomes discernible through cultural interpretations of anatomical differences and does not mean anything prior to such interpretations."
Butler, like many infected by Critical Marxism and Postmodernism, is particularly pessimistic about this state. She does not believe that the socialization of "normal" society can be entirely broken, so she recommends a particular and passive-aggressive approach to Queer Activism: the politics of parody. What this means is that Butler's Queer Theory encourages using parodies of gender, sex, and sexual stereotypes as a wedge to undermine people's belief in them. Following from this are drag, the "camp" aesthetic, and even the leaning into gender stereotypes as definitional at the heart of trans presentation, either through strategic exaggeration or intentional gender-bending, like a bearded lady. The goal of this approach is to mock the meaning out of sex, gender, and sexuality entirely to undermine people's belief in them as meaningful and stable categories relevant to being. In the end, everyone becomes queer because no one can believe in "normal" anymore.

Queer Theory is an all-out assault on Normal.

Queer Theory is an all-out assault on Innocence.

The following four articles are the basis for the synthesis of the 30 Q&As to follow:

Queer Education is Child Abuse - New Discourses (substack.com)

Queer Theory is the Doctrine of a Sex-Based Cult (substack.com)

Marxism is a Cult Religion - New Discourses (substack.com)

Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Introducing The Queering of the American Child (substack.com)

30 Questions and Answers

1. What is Queer Theory according to David Halperin's definition in his 1995 book "Saint Foucault"?

According to David Halperin in "Saint Foucault," Queer Theory defines "queer" as an identity without an essence. Unlike gay identity which is rooted in the fact of homosexuality, queer identity is not grounded in any positive truth or stable reality.

Queer acquires meaning only from its oppositional relation to the norm - it is whatever is at odds with the normal, legitimate and dominant. There is nothing in particular that queer refers to.

2. How does the definition of "queer" in Queer Theory differ from gay identity?

In Queer Theory, "queer" is defined as a positionality against the norm rather than a gay identity based in the reality of same-sex attraction. Gay identity is rooted in the positive fact of homosexuality, while queer is an identity without an essence, acquiring meaning only from opposing norms.

Halperin clearly states that "queer" is unlike gay identity. Queer demarcates a positionality vis-à-vis the normative which is available to anyone marginalized for their sexual practices, not restricted only to lesbians and gay men.

3. What is the actual purpose of Drag Queen Story Hour according to the curriculum paper, beyond the "marketing" strategy of increasing LGBT empathy?

While Drag Queen Story Hour promotes itself as "family friendly" to increase LGBT empathy, the actual purpose, revealed in the curriculum paper, is to initiate children into "alternate modes of kinship."

The "family friendly" framing is strategically used for marketing, but the real meaning of "family" here is an "old-school queer code" referring to the "other queers" that DQSH connects children with. The aim is a "preparatory introduction" to queer alternative kinship, not simply LGBT acceptance.

4. How do Queer Activists use gay people and the gay rights movement to further their agenda, according to the text?

Queer Activists parasitically hide behind gay people and exploit the gay rights movement to advance their own agenda, while in fact often opposing the goals of gay equality and civil rights.

Queer Theory needs radical activists, not gays who seek to be normalized and equal in society, which Queer Theorists condemn as "homonormativity." By equating criticism of Queer Theory's grooming with past anti-gay stereotypes, Queer Activists cynically use gays as shields while harming their acceptance.

5. What is the goal of Queer Theory in education as explained by scholar Kevin Kumashiro?

According to Kevin Kumashiro, the goal of Queer Theory in education is to induce emotional and identity-based crises in students through repeated exposure to disruptive ideas.

Queer educators then guide the destabilized students to resolve their crises by adopting Queer Theory beliefs, leading them to "work through their crises productively" toward an anti-oppressive queer stance. Kumashiro openly states this manipulative practice is the responsibility of queer educators.

6. How does Queer Theory aim to disrupt the innocence of childhood according to researcher Hannah Dyer?

Hannah Dyer argues that childhood innocence is seen as harmful by Queer Theory and disrupting it is necessary for children's proper development into "queer" identities and understandings.

Dyer claims the "insistence on childhood innocence" stemming from traditional developmental psychology actually "injures" children and prevents the embrace of children's "queer curiosity and patterns of growth." Queer Theory seeks to rewrite childhood innocence as oppressive to children's queerness.

7. What techniques does Queer Theory use to initiate children into its beliefs, akin to cult indoctrination methods?

Queer Theory uses emotional manipulation techniques common to cults to indoctrinate children, such as inducing identity crises and trauma then offering affirmation if they adopt queer beliefs.

This "trauma bonding" destabilizes children, exploits their need for belonging, and isolates them in a totalizing queer milieu that normalizes alternate realities and queer kinship. Loading the language with jargon also induces reliance on queer gurus to navigate the new terrain.

8. How does the text characterize Queer Theory - is it a legitimate academic theory or something else?

The text argues that Queer Theory is not a legitimate academic theory but is in fact the doctrine of a religious sex cult that parasitically hides behind gay rights to target children for indoctrination.

Drawing on work by cult expert Robert Jay Lifton, the text walks through how Queer Theory exhibits multiple cultic traits, from "sacred science" to "mystical manipulation" to "dispensing of existence." Emotionally and intellectually, Queer Theory functions as a cult.

9. What are the main reasons Queer Theory targets children, according to the author?

The text argues there are four main reasons Queer Theory targets children:

Children in schools are a captive, vulnerable audience.
Children lack the cognitive development to distinguish Queer Theory's mystifications from reality.
Children are in the process of identity formation which Queer Theory seeks to highjack for its own ends.
Indoctrinated children become a wedge to queerify their families and other institutions. Children are the prime targets for Queer Theory's cultish conversion.

10. How does Queer Theory relate to Marxism and other forms of Marxist-derived "theories"?

Queer Theory follows the same underlying framework as Marxism and other Marxist-derived "theories" like Critical Race Theory. They are all "theosophical cults" following a gnostic myth of liberating mankind from false consciousness.

The oppressor vs. oppressed dichotomy, the denial of objective reality, and the goal of raising consciousness to embrace the doctrine's view of "true nature" are all shared between Queer Theory and Marxism. Queer Theory is simply one manifestation of the Marxist meta-cult.

11. What is the underlying myth or belief system behind theosophical cults and how does Marxism/Queer Theory follow this pattern?

Theosophical cults believe mankind has fallen from unity into a false world of separation and individuality ruled by an evil Demiurge. Only the cult possesses the secret gnosis to liberate mankind back into oneness.

Marxism and Queer Theory map the theosophical framework onto modern ideologies. The bourgeoisie or straight/cis people are the Demiurge, private property or gender norms are the false reality, and revolution guided by the cult doctrine will return man to a communist or queer utopia.

12. How do accusations of "anti-LGBTQ hate" work to pressure and bully critics of Queer Theory into silence or acquiescence?

Accusations of "anti-LGBTQ hate" exploit past negative stereotypes of gays/lesbians as predatory to silence criticism of Queer Theory's actual predatory grooming. The goal is to bully critics into acquiescence via social pressure.

These accusations engage in motte-and-bailey argumentation - when criticized, Queer Theorists retreat to the motte of "opposing anti-gay prejudice" but in practice occupy the bailey of grooming kids via queer doctrine. This manipulative tactic chills opposition.

13. What is the ultimate goal of Marxism and Queer Theory in terms of the "spiritual evolution" of humankind?

The ultimate goal of Marxism and Queer Theory is to seize power in order to direct the "socio-spiritual evolution" of humanity into a utopian oneness, erasing individuality and norms to create a "New Man."

This "socio-spiritual" revolution aims to destroy existing society and religion in order to "return" mankind to its "true nature" of queer communist collectivism. It is an essentially religious vision guiding a totalitarian project of transforming human nature itself.

14. How does Queer Theory function as a totalizing environment or milieu that shapes the thoughts of those under its influence?

Queer Theory creates a cultic milieu that aims for total control over information, language and relationships to shape individuals' thoughts and identities. This environment normalizes the tenets of Queer Theory and cuts people off from outside views and relationships.

Immersive queer media, jargon, social pressure, and emotional manipulation all work together to craft a totalizing "sacred canopy" of queer dogma. Within this intellectual and social bubble, Queer Theory's liturgical repetition can reprogram individuals unimpeded.

15. What are the eight qualities of the cultic milieu as defined by Robert Jay Lifton and how does Queer Theory exhibit them?

Robert Jay Lifton identified eight qualities of the cultic milieu used for thought reform which Queer Theory exhibits:

Milieu control - control of information and communication.
Mystical manipulation - staging events to appear spontaneous.
Demand for purity - simplistic black-white morality.
Cult of confession - sin and confession used to break down identity.
"Sacred science" - dogma is the ultimate moral vision for humanity.
Loading the language - controlling language helps control thought.
Doctrine over person - individual identity must be reshaped to conform.
Dispensing of existence - those outside the group have no right to exist. Through these cultic dynamics of control, Queer Theory can thoroughly reform individuals.

16. What role does the concept of childhood innocence play in Queer Theory and how does the ideology seek to disrupt it?

Queer Theory views childhood innocence and the developmental psychology behind it as an oppressive product of a cis-heteronormative society that "injures" children by preventing them from embracing their "queer curiosity."

Following thinkers like Foucault who wanted to liberate child sexuality, Queer Theory seeks to disrupt the idea of childhood innocence through tactics like Drag Queen Story Hour. The goal is to initiate children into "queer consciousness" as early as possible.

17. How does the text describe the different levels of initiation and commitment within the "Queer Cult"?

The text describes three main levels of the Queer Cult:

The "outer school" of emotionally/socially bonded members not yet versed in queer doctrine.
The "inner school" of members emotionally and intellectually committed to Queer Theory.
The "inner circle" of cult leaders with financial/ideological motives.

As commitment increases, members are drawn deeper into the intellectual doctrine of Queer Theory beyond the "fun" social trappings experienced by new converts. Each level plays a role in the overall system of control and growth.

18. What are the key inspirations and progenitors of Queer Theory according to the text, such as Judith Butler and Michel Foucault?

Key progenitors of Queer Theory cited in the text include Judith Butler and her theory of gender as a performative "doing" without essential reality, and Michel Foucault who wanted to deconstruct sexual/gender categories to liberate "queer" sexualities.

Other influences mentioned are Alfred Kinsey and John Money who laid the pseudoscientific groundwork for separating sex from "gender," and Marxist roots in thinkers like Hegel. These form the intellectual foundation for Queer Theory's cult doctrine.

19. How does Queer Theory relate to earlier gender critical feminists like Simone de Beauvoir and her famous question "what is a woman?"

Queer Theory draws on earlier "gender critical" feminists like Simone de Beauvoir who in her 1949 book The Second Sex famously asked "what is a woman?"

Like later Queer Theorists, Beauvoir wanted to deconstruct womanhood and female identity, arguing it was an artificial product of patriarchal society rather than an inherent essence. This skepticism of gender as a "social construct" paved the way for Queer Theory.

20. What is the significance of Queer Theory positioning itself in opposition to anything considered normal, legitimate or dominant in society?

Positioning itself as oppositional to everything normal/legitimate/dominant in society is a key part of Queer Theory as a "theosophical cult." It frames itself as possessing secret wisdom to liberate people from the "Matrix" of cisheteropatriarchy.

By claiming to oppose all norms and structures as "socially constructed" illusions, Queer Theory sets itself up as a gnostic doctrine to free mankind. This turns reality itself into the "enemy" that must be rejected in favor of queer "truth."

21. How does the "demand for purity" play out in the Queer Theory cult milieu as described by Lifton?

Lifton's criteria of a cult's "demand for purity" plays out in Queer Theory through a simplistic black-and-white morality where everything is either "queer" (good) or "oppressive"/"hateful" (bad).

The doctrine becomes the all-encompassing judge of purity. Failure to conform is met with accusations of moral failure and demands for confession/struggle sessions. This dynamic erodes individual conscience and increases dependence on the cult doctrine.

22. What role does language play in Queer Theory and how does the ideology "load the language" as a cult tactic?

Language is a key tool for thought control in Queer Theory, as it is in all cults. Queer Theory is infamous for its rapid invention of new jargon terms and redefinition of existing language.

This "loading of the language" with queer meanings disorients people, drives a wedge between them and "unenlightened" friends/family, and increases reliance on queer gurus for guidance. Whoever controls the language wields significant power over minds.

23. How does the idea of "drag" relate to Queer Theory's conception of gender and identity as merely performance?

The centrality of "drag" in Queer Theory, exemplified by Drag Queen Story Hour, relates to queer dogma that gender is a "performance" - a costume to put on and take off - not an innate reality.

Judith Butler argues all gender is an "imitation for which there is no original" - a copy of a copy. If even biological sex is just a "performance," then drag is the true nature of all identity. "Life is drag" in Queer Theory.

24. What are some of the manipulative emotional dynamics the Queer Cult uses to draw in and indoctrinate victims?

The Queer Cult uses manipulative emotional dynamics like "love bombing" new recruits with attention/affirmation, then slowly isolating them and making their belonging contingent on adherence to queer dogma and cutting ties with "oppressive" loved ones.

This cycle of seduction, isolation, and indoctrination binds converts to the cult emotionally and socially. Guilt, shame and fear are used to draw people deeper into the queer milieu and away from "sinful" relationships holding them back from full queer actualization.

25. Why is it difficult to rely on captured institutions to push back against Queer Theory's influence?

Pushing back against Queer Theory is difficult because it has captured the commanding heights of education, media, medicine, psychology, government, and even some religions. These institutions now promote and enforce Queer Theory.

With the regime on their side, Queer theorists can easily outmaneuver opponents by controlling the narrative, funding, policies, and consequences for defection. Institutional capture allows minority ideologues to punch above their weight in the culture war.

26. What basic truths does the author argue need to be reasserted to combat Queer Theory's distortions?

To combat Queer Theory's linguistic distortions, the author argues for a return to basic truths: There are two sexes. Most people are straight. Homosexuality exists but "queer" is a political ideology, not an identity. Made-up genders aren't valid.

Refusing to play along with queer language games and insisting on bedrock biological and statistical realities is an important way to push back against queer linguistic dominance. Objective truths are a powerful weapon against postmodern relativism.

27. Why is it important to not just speak truth, but to love truth, when resisting Queer Theory's pressures?

The author argues it's not enough to merely speak truth - one must love truth with all one's being, and love one's neighbor enough to tell them the truth even when difficult. Courage of conviction is needed to resist queer pressure tactics.

Loving truth strengthens resolve and prevents capitulation in the face of sophisticated emotional/social manipulation. Being willing to be hated for telling the truth is a necessary component of effective resistance to the Queer Cult's demand for conformity.

28. How does speaking plain truths help break the cultic milieu and spell of Queer Theory?

Speaking plain, objective truths throws a wrench in the Queer Cult's "milieu control," "mystical manipulation," and "sacred science." It disrupts the hermetically sealed echo chamber and jolts people back to reality.

When people speak unvarnished common sense, like "a man can never be a woman" or "children are innocent and shouldn't be exposed to drag shows," it helps break the queer spell and exposes the dogma's absurdities. Truth has a power all its own.

29. What are the main theses the author puts forward about the nature of Queer Theory?

The author's central theses about Queer Theory are:

It is the doctrine of a religious sex cult, not a legitimate academic theory.
It parasitically hides behind gay rights while attacking gay progress.
It specifically targets children for predatory grooming and indoctrination.
It follows cult dynamics and Marxist social "science" to remake humanity.

In summary, Queer Theory is a subversive ideological virus, a memetic disease masquerading as education and civil rights, that abuses the young to create a utopian "New Man" - a queer, genderless, amoral posthumanist.

30. What book does the author recommend for further understanding this issue and joining the battle against Queer Theory's cultish influence?

For those who wish to understand the issue better and get involved in opposing Queer Theory's advance, the author recommends his book "The Queering of the American Child," co-authored with Logan Lancing.

The book exposes Queer Theory's alarming invasion of education and society using the ideology's own words, and aims to equip parents and citizens with the knowledge to fight back against the queering of children. It is a battle manual for the resistance.

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