Counter-sexual manifesto

Originally published in 2000, it is already a cult book of queer theory. Incisive and challenging, this manifesto invites us to rethink our conceptions of body, gender and sexuality, rejecting the heteronormative structure of the patriarchal system and embracing the plasticity of bodies.

The dildo, as an artificial, attachable and iterable object that evades the genitalisation of sex, is the foundation and exponent of the counter-sexual revolution proposed here. Blending philosophy with pop  culture and never sacrificing life for the sake of theory, Preciado outlines new possibilities for political, sexual, social and artistic experimentation.

Paul B. Preciado, philosopher, curator and activist, is one of the most recognised and controversial voices in the field of queer theory. Author of seminal books such as Testo Yonqui (2008), his work has contributed to the deconstruction of the power relations that permeate the Western heterocentric economy. Preciado is a theorist marked by the sexual technologies that designated her a woman at birth. Deeply influenced by the works of Michel Foucault, Donna Haraway and Judith Butler, Preciado offers an invaluable contribution to the critical reflection on the oppressive union between gender, sex and nature.