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Judith Butler - This woman is an American post-structuralist philosopher whose contributions have been widely renowned within the humanities.

Woman - This type of person is the main object of discussion in Gender Trouble.

Man - This type of person is the negation of the main object of discussion in Gender Troubles.

The Heterosexual - The desire of this type of person is thought to be the source of gender identity.

The Homosexual - This type of person is seen as a taboo that heterosexual desire sets up in order to repress.

Michel Foucault - This man is the author's main influence because he creates a genealogy of gender.

Jacques Lacan - This man was a mid-20th century French psychiatrist who made important contributions to linguistics.

Monique Wittig - This woman is a French author and feminist theorist who wants to overcome gender but the...

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