American philosopher and gender theorist, Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at UC Berkeley. Author of Gender Trouble, Bodies That Matter, Precarious Life, and Who's Afraid of Gender? A foundational figure in queer theory and feminist philosophy, known for developing the theory of gender performativity. Their work has influenced fields from literary theory to political philosophy.
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Judith Butler
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Public positions Judith Butler has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Free speech on campus"Defends academic freedom while critiquing how free speech debates are framed"
- LGBTQ civil-rights protections"Leading academic voice for transgender rights and against anti-trans legislation"
- U.S. policy on Israel and Palestine"Has been publicly critical of Israeli government policies toward Palestinians"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.