also: クイアりろん
noun
queer theory
Academic field examining gender and sexuality from a critical perspective, often associated with postmodernism and post-structuralism.
クィア理論は、性の二分法を批判的に検討する。
Queer theory critically examines the gender binary.
彼女は大学でクィア理論を専攻している。
She is majoring in queer theory at university.
Gender theory broadly studies gender roles and identity, while queer theory specifically challenges normative categories of sexuality and gender.
Loanword from English 'queer theory'. The spelling クィア represents the English pronunciation /kwɪər/ more closely than クイア, but both are used.