The centrality of intersectionality for queer theory and artivism: strategies for constructing a cuir futurity

Abstract

This reflection questions whether the emerging debates on intersectionality and decoloniality provide support for questioning and reformulating the use of the term queer in discussions on Latin American gender and sexuality. Thus, the main objective of the text is to reflect on the complex relationship between queer theory and activism and the debate on intersectionality and decoloniality. The methodological approach used a combination of bibliographic and documentary research. The text draws on theorists such as Kimberlé Crenshaw (2004), who introduced the concept of intersectionality, as well as authors such as Teresa de Laurentis (2007), Judith Butler (2018), Caterine Rea (2017) and Sara Salih (2012), who address queer theory and its critiques. The main results indicate that intersectionality is crucial to avoid the homogenization of queer experiences, highlighting the need to include issues of race and class in discussions through artivist and decolonial strategies.