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Queer Theory

Queer theory is a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women's studies.

19k subscribers30 posts / mo in Sep 202628 authors / mosince 2012

r/QueerTheory has 19k members (+8.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 30 posts a month from 28 people. Top topics: Lesbian Books & Literature, Transgender Characters in Literature and Capitalism Debates.

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How r/QueerTheory has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.7%in 12 months · +1.5% in 3 months
Oct 202619k
Growing19k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+131%vs Sep 2025 · +73% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202630
BusierPeaked at 39 in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/QueerTheory

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Lesbian Books & Literature1.5%
  2. Transgender Characters in Literature0.7%
  3. Capitalism Debates0.6%
  4. Book Clubs0.5%
  5. Reading Recommendations0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Qualtrics
  2. Substack
  3. Doi
  4. NYU Press
  5. Psyche

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research