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'''Judith Pamela Butler''' is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave [[Feminism|feminist]], queer theory, and literary theory. Her 1990 book ''Gender Trouble'' introduced the idea of [[Gender expression|performing or "doing" gender]]<ref name="Fischer">{{Cite web |title=Think Gender Is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That. |last=Fischer |first=Molly |work=The Cut |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223024038/https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and criticized the [[gender binary]].<ref name="famo_Judi">{{Cite web |title=Judith Butler |author= |work=famousphilosophers.org |date= |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618224903/https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
'''Judith Pamela Butler''' is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave [[Feminism|feminist]], queer theory, and literary theory. Their 1990 book ''Gender Trouble'' introduced the idea of [[Gender expression|performing or "doing" gender]]<ref name="Fischer">{{Cite web |title=Think Gender Is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That. |last=Fischer |first=Molly |work=The Cut |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223024038/https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and criticized the [[gender binary]].<ref name="famo_Judi">{{Cite web |title=Judith Butler |author= |work=famousphilosophers.org |date= |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618224903/https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


Butler uses singular they pronouns and supports paedophiles.<ref>Kathryn Fischer (May 13, 2020). "[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/gender-und-grammatik-das-pronomen-ist-frei-vom-koerper-aber-es-ist-nicht-frei-vom-geschlecht/25826376.html Das Pronomen ist frei vom Körper - aber es ist nicht frei vom Geschlecht]". ''Der Tagesspiegel'' (in German). Retrieved September 24, 2020. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327084943/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/gender-und-grammatik-das-pronomen-ist-frei-vom-koerper-aber-es-ist-nicht-frei-vom-geschlecht/25826376.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
Butler uses singular they pronouns.<ref>Kathryn Fischer (May 13, 2020). "[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/gender-und-grammatik-das-pronomen-ist-frei-vom-koerper-aber-es-ist-nicht-frei-vom-geschlecht/25826376.html Das Pronomen ist frei vom Körper - aber es ist nicht frei vom Geschlecht]". ''Der Tagesspiegel'' (in German). Retrieved September 24, 2020. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327084943/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/gender-und-grammatik-das-pronomen-ist-frei-vom-koerper-aber-es-ist-nicht-frei-vom-geschlecht/25826376.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


In 2012 they were presented with the Theodor W. Adorno Award for outstanding achievement in philosophy.
In 2012 they were presented with the Theodor W. Adorno Award for outstanding achievement in philosophy.
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Butler is a lesbian and lives with their partner Wendy Brown, a political theorist; they have a son together.
Butler is a lesbian and lives with their partner Wendy Brown, a political theorist; they have a son together.


==Quotes==
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