Addressing broader social meanings associated with larger societal ideas of heterosexuality in chapter three, Halberstam encourages the development and use of a new gender classification system embedded in the idea of heteroflexiblity. Halberstam defines heteroflexiblity as the “reconfiguring of the meaning of sex and gender in ways that favor heterosexual women in particular.” Drawing on the character Dory from the film Finding Nemo, Halberstam describes Dory as a masculine female who is knowledgeable of female discourses, although she chooses not to fully engage in the associated dialogues. The author suggests that Dory embodies the use of “gaga feminism” through her fluid transitions between being female, a parent, and attracted to others
