Quiz 2, Question 2 - Butler "Being" a Lesbian

Although Judith Butler's essay, Imitation and Gender Insubordination, is wordy and rather difficult to understand, I found interesting her stance on going to different places to "be a lesbian". She points out that she's been a lesbian since age 16, but she is also currently going somewhere to "be" a lesbian at the same time. Butler refers to it as redoubling. This double-sided aspect of "being" is interesting. One's sexuality, when homosexual, makes up a part of how they are recognized. I believe we are inclined to classify homosexuals separately from heterosexuals in terms of how they represent themselves. When one puts "gay man" into a Google Image search (thank you filters), this image is one of the first to appear-




In reality, gay men don't actually dress like this. This image is just a stereotype of someone "performing" the role of being gay. Maybe it could be termed hyper-homosexuality?