▁approach ▁rein for ces ▁the ▁binary ▁view ▁of ▁gender ▁relations . ▁ ▁Butler ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁femin ists ▁should ▁not ▁try ▁to ▁define ▁" w omen " ▁and ▁she ▁also ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁femin ists ▁should ▁" focus ▁on ▁providing ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁how ▁power ▁functions ▁and ▁shapes ▁our ▁understand ings ▁of ▁woman hood ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁society ▁at ▁large ▁but ▁also ▁within ▁the ▁femin ist ▁movement ." ▁Finally , ▁Butler ▁a ims ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁supposed ▁links ▁between ▁sex ▁and ▁gender ▁so ▁that ▁gender ▁and ▁desire ▁can ▁be ▁" flex ible , ▁free ▁floating ▁and ▁not ▁caused ▁by ▁other ▁stable ▁factors ". ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁identity ▁as ▁free ▁and ▁flexible ▁and ▁gender ▁as ▁a ▁performance , ▁not ▁an ▁ess ence , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁que er ▁theory . ▁ ▁Im itation ▁and ▁G ender ▁In sub ord ination ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁Jud ith ▁Butler ▁expl ores ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁ident ities ▁such ▁as ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁heter osex ual ▁and ▁the ▁limit ing ▁nature ▁of ▁identity ▁categories . ▁An ▁identity ▁category ▁for ▁her ▁is ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁certain ▁exclus ions ▁and ▁conce al ments , ▁and ▁thus ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁reg ulation . ▁Butler ▁acknowled ges , ▁however , ▁that ▁categor ized ▁ident ities ▁are ▁important ▁for ▁political ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁time . ▁Butler ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁identity ▁forms ▁through ▁repet ition ▁or ▁im itation ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁original . ▁Im itation ▁fost ers ▁the ▁ill usion ▁of ▁continu ity . ▁H