Recently published in The Sociological Quarterly is a special issue that I have guest edited on queer nightlife. In my introduction, entitled The Sociology of Queer Nightlife, I blend arguments from the social sciences about “dirty work” with humanistic notions of “disidentification” as a survival strategy to amplify a distinctive disciplinary point of view. What theoretical opportunities arise from working on and against the conservative tendencies of sociology, neither abandoning queer nightlife for something perceived as more legitimate nor refusing entirely to engage with other sociologists? The special issue features 8 articles and a cross-disciplinary roundtable forum.