📢📢📢2024 Award Winners Announcement: 2024 Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award Awardee: Myles Williamson, University of Alabama (PhD granting), Title: “A Global Analysis of Transgender Rights” 1/5

The Track Star Knew He Was Gay. Now Everyone Else Does. nytimes.com/2024/07/08/wor…

I spoke with NBC News about homophobic and transphobic attacks at the Republican National Convention “The rhetoric is extreme if we compare it to not just the Republican Party a few years ago but also to conservative parties in other countries" said Magni nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-po…

A gay Republican candidate is running for Senate in New Jersey. I talked about his candidacy here 👇 njspotlightnews.org/2024/07/curtis…

BREAKING: In a newly resurfaced clip, then Attorney General Kamala Harris orders California State Clerk to recognize marriage equality in California. Kamala Harris has always been for the people. Retweet so all Americans see this powerful video.

In the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, Pete Buttigieg has the highest favorability rating of the potential VP picks Favorability (net): Buttigieg: 32% Kelly: 23% Shapiro: 19% Beshear: 17% (interviews = 1,241; July 22-23; Margin of error: +/- 3.0% points) ipsos.com/sites/default/…

The federal minimum wage, stuck at $7.25, has not increased in 15 years In inflation-adjusted terms, the federal minimum wage is worth less now than at any time since 1949 axios.com/2024/07/24/las…

I have no dog in the veepstakes fight, but I think a lesson of these last days is that people want to feel something again. Swing-state calculus is the norm, but I don’t think you can ignore Pete Buttigieg’s ability to speak across tribes and stir people. the.ink/p/free-pete-bu…

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I spoke with Jo Yurcaba for NBC News on why the change in the GOP platform language on same-sex marriage is only cosmetic, rather than a substantial policy change

Billy Bean, a former major-league player who came out in 1999 and played a groundbreaking role in pushing MLB to reshape its relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, died on Tuesday. An LMU alumnus, he was 60 years old. nytimes.com/athletic/56853…

What an absolute honor to receive a prize in Sherrill’s name, who was a trailblazer in the field & an activist championing LGBTQ rights. Sad that I never got to meet him; motivated to keep on our collective work towards queer liberation.

Inspiring remarks at CAUSE's Summer Soirée by Judy Chu and Senator Dave Min, followed by report release summarized by Cevadne Lee (UCI) & Dr. Nathan Chan (LMU). The night was a powerful celebration of progress and leadership within the API community!

Pete Buttigieg really is a good orator, in case anyone forgot youtube.com/watch?v=R3ODmq…

Michigan AG Dana Nessel is not mincing words "I've got a message for the Republicans and the justices of the United States Supreme Court, you can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand... And I'm retaining a lot of water, so good luck" youtube.com/watch?v=xIghmK…

I couldn't be more proud to join this event to celebrate Ken, a unique trailblazer whose generosity was unmatched ❤️

As #APSA2024 approaches, we wanted to highlight some of the excellent events and panels that the Sexuality and Politics Section and LGBTQ Caucus are hosting over the next few days (shout out to Edward Kammerer for curating most of this list). It's a long list, so buckle up! 1/19

If you are at #APSA2024, consider joining us on Friday at 2pm for the panel “Frontiers in LGBT Politics Research”! Featuring thought-provoking papers by Gino Pauselli, Nancy 韵, Gabriele Magni, Sean Givnish, and myself. And all-star commentators: Phillip Ayoub and Beth Simmons.

This was a terrific workshop! Read the useful thread to learn what we talked about 👇

One step closer to Congresswoman Sarah McBride 🎉🌈 nytimes.com/2024/09/10/us/…