Cohen
What does Cohen argue that queer politics focuses on too narrowly?
It focuses solely on sexuality instead of factoring in the intersection of race, class, and gender.
What 2016 movement does Estes open his book with?
The Standing Rock protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Who are "The Dreamers" that Nicholls writes about?
What do all of these authors see as essential to liberation: individual recognition or collective struggle
Collective struggle
What term describes the way race, class, gender, and sexuality combine to shape experiences of oppression?
Intersectionality
What is the strategy seen in queer politics that seeks inclusion in existing systems and norms like marriage or the military?
Assimilationist Politics
True or false: Estes views the fight at Standing Rock as an isolated protest about a single pipeline
False, he views it as a history of Indigenous struggle against colonialism
What was the key turning point when the Dreamers turned their fear into activism?
"Coming out of the shadows," where undocumented youth openly declared their status
Cohen, Estes, and Nicholls all critique systems of what kind of power?
State and structural power that define who belongs and who is included
True or false: Each author argues that identity-based struggles should stay separate and focus only on their own issues
False, they all emphasize coalition and interconnection among struggles
That sexual deviance is shaped by race, gender, and class, not just sexuality
What does Estes mean when he says, "Our History is the Future"?
Indigenous survival and continuing resistance helps guide and fuel future liberation
What tension does Nicholls between Dreamer activists and larger immigrant organizations?
Larger groups preferred lobbying and negotiation, where the Dreamers preferred direct action
How do marginalized identities become sources of power in Estes and Cohen's texts?
Through transforming oppression into coalition and resistance
Poor black women, working-class people, and others marginalized by state power
What political tradition does Cohen say queer politics is at risk of repeating by excluding the "undeserving"? (HINT: Seen in some Black political movements.)
The politics of respectability
Which systems of power does Estes argue Indigenous movements continue to resist today?
Settler colonialism, capitalism, environmental destruction
True or false: Nicholls argues that the Dreamer movement only fought for citizenship for youth
False, they expanded over time to broader immigrant rights and anti-deportation efforts
True or false: Estes and Cohen focus on one isolated identity group without connecting to others
False, each calls for intersectional solidarity
What do the Dreamers’ “coming out of the shadows” and the Standing Rock resistance have in common?
Both turn marginalized identities into public acts of resistance that challenge dominant power structures.
What is Cohen's broader vision for a truly radical queer politics?
A focus on coalition that unites all oppressed groups against systems of normativity and state control
How does Estes connect Indigenous sovereignty to environmental justice
Defending the land and water is the same as defending Indigenous self-determination, as both are about life and survival
Nicholls argues that identity could be used to create empathy and visibility as a form of resistance
What overarching message ties Estes and Cohen together?
True liberation requires dismantling systems of exclusion, not just seeking inclusion within
What shared idea unites all three readings about liberation?
That freedom requires dismantling systems of normativity and oppression, not simply gaining access to them.