My graduate student Adriana Brodyn and I published our article in the journal City & Community. Entitled “Performative Progressiveness: Accounting for New Forms of Inequality in the Gayborhood,” we explore how public opinions that show a liberalization in attitudes toward homosexuality actually conceal subtle forms of prejudice and discrimination among straight residents of urban gay districts. You can our research under the “Articles” tab. Our piece has received a tremendous amount of media attention as well, including Vogue UK. You can access this coverage under the “Media and Public Relations” tab.
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Queer Pop-Ups
I am delighted to announce the publication of “Queer Pop-Ups,” my new essay that I co-authored with my graduate student Ryan Stillwagon. We explore the temporary spaces of queer community-building and argue that they provide cultural innovations in urban nightlife. You can access the research under the “Articles” tab.
Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE
I have been invited as a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the UK for the Winter 2018 semester. I’ll be affiliated with the Urbanisation, Planning, and Development Cluster in the Department of Geography.
Invitation to Speak at Penn
Click here for my talk in the sociology department at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Closet
How many people do you think are gay or lesbian? Take a minute, think about it, and take your best guess. You’re probably wrong.
Click here to read my new essay in Contexts magazine, “The Closet”, where I muse on how to measure people who don’t want to be measured.