For Butler this theoretical work is necessary in
>understanding how ideologies work, how the phantasmatic is invested in
>an empty sign, to make that a politically motivated sign.
"politically motivated" in the sense of the juridical and medical sphere of contest. Where "fags" fight for the right to marriage, for instance, to gain the recognition, legitimation, and economic benefits that come with that status. There's much activity on this front these days, with Hawaii and Alaska recently outlawing same-sex marriages. *Defining* marriage explicitly as a heterosexual right.
-Alec
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