How could the following theoretical perspectives be applied to the article below:
Theories of identity - David Gauntlett
Feminist theory - Liesbet van Zoonen

The following sections of text are a starting point – highlight the different parts of the texts that could link to the theoretical approaches. Yellow for Gauntlett and blue for Van Zoonen. You should then read the whole article and consider how the theories could be applied.
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JACOB TOBIA HAS A STILETTO COLLECTION rivalling Ivanka Trump and facial hair most men would envy.But, this twenty-four-year old Southerner turned Brooklynite is neither masculine nore feminine. Jacob is genderqueer - or gender neutral - identifying as a person who sees beyond having only two gender options.

As an advocate, working for Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Jusitice by day and moonlighting as a writer and TV personality, Jacob pushes for non-conforming gender acceptance every waking moment. Whether it's penning a piece for Huffington Post asking why "dressing professonally" can't mean a claen-shaven man wearing pearls, or publicly criticising transgendered media-darling Caitlyn Jenner, Jacob is out to make equal rights for genderqueer people a reality no matter how uncomfortable it makes others. Forget Capitol Hill. Jacob knows that to see change these days is to empower the people, better known as followers and fans.

ARABIA FELIX FIRST DONNED make-up aged ten is his bedroom, playing alone as children often do. Today, aged twenty-three, hundreds of thousands take joy in his artistry, through videos on YouTube and tutorials on drag enjoyed by adoring fans around the globe.

An online community may revere him, but at home in Kuwait, this life ramins a closely guarded secret. Kuwaiti legislation punishes "imitating the apperance of a member of the opposite sex" with imprisonment or fines. His art, drag alter ego, and sexuality are all outlawed and yet Arabia reamins defiant. His make-up may embody traditional Arabian beauty, but it's also his armour - and he's preparing to fight.

Extension task:
How useful is Van Zoonen’s feminist theory when analysing contemporary representations of gender?