a ▁clean ▁surface ▁on ▁which ▁strugg les ▁over ▁' the ▁human ' ▁are ▁imag ined ▁to ▁play ▁out ". ▁ ▁German ▁femin ist ▁Alice ▁Schwar zer ▁speak s ▁of ▁Butler ' s ▁" rad ical ▁intellectual ▁games " ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁change ▁how ▁society ▁class ifies ▁and ▁tre ats ▁a ▁woman ; ▁thus , ▁by ▁elimin ating ▁female ▁and ▁male ▁identity ▁Butler ▁would ▁have ▁abol ished ▁the ▁disc ourse ▁about ▁sex ism ▁in ▁the ▁que er ▁community . ▁Schwar zer ▁also ▁acc uses ▁Butler ▁of ▁remaining ▁silent ▁about ▁the ▁opp ression ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁world , ▁while ▁readily ▁exer cis ing ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁same - sex - mar riage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ; ▁instead , ▁Butler ▁would ▁swe ep ingly ▁defend ▁Islam , ▁including ▁Islam ism , ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Political ▁activ ism ▁Much ▁of ▁Butler ' s ▁early ▁political ▁activ ism ▁centered ▁around ▁que er ▁and ▁femin ist ▁issues , ▁and ▁she ▁served , ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁particularly ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁rights , ▁femin ist , ▁and ▁anti - war ▁movements . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁and ▁spoken ▁out ▁on ▁issues ▁r anging ▁from ▁aff irm ative ▁action ▁and ▁gay ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁wars ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁the ▁prisoners ▁det ained ▁at ▁Gu ant an