Danya Lagos
@danyalagos.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley. I work on gender and social change at the population level. danyalagos.com
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Danya Lagos
@danyalagos.bsky.social
· May 13
Demographic Differences in Responses to a Two-Step Gender Identity Measure
Article: Demographic Differences in Responses to a Two-Step Gender Identity Measure | Sociological Science | Posted May 6, 2025
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Had a blast working on this paper with Christina Pao, @chrisajulian.bsky.social, @drcompton.bsky.social, and Lawrence Stacey, in which we combed through the HPS to identify demographic differences between groups based on gender identity question responses. sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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Parenthood among same-sex couples has changed as policy & social contexts have evolved. Swedish data revealed that same-sex parenting increased over time among women, but remained rare among men.
👉 New paper by Mollborn, @martinkolk.bsky.social & Evertsson
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
👉 New paper by Mollborn, @martinkolk.bsky.social & Evertsson
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Recent trends in parenthood in Swedish same- and different-sex legal unions: emerging gender and socioeconomic differences - Genus
Parentalization, or becoming a parent and being legally and socially recognized as such, has long been constrained for sexual minorities. Although many studies have examined the outcomes of children o...
genus.springeropen.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Parenthood among same-sex couples has changed as policy & social contexts have evolved. Swedish data revealed that same-sex parenting increased over time among women, but remained rare among men.
👉 New paper by Mollborn, @martinkolk.bsky.social & Evertsson
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
👉 New paper by Mollborn, @martinkolk.bsky.social & Evertsson
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Kudos to whoever is playing “Pink Pony Club” and “Rainbow Connection” on the UC Berkeley carillon right now. Happy end of Pride!
June 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Kudos to whoever is playing “Pink Pony Club” and “Rainbow Connection” on the UC Berkeley carillon right now. Happy end of Pride!
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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New paper out in Socio-Economic Review on how doctors and patients talk about the price of care in fertility medicine! I find that the way they talk about money is radically different depending on both the clinic's targeted clientele and organizational structure academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
Doctor, how much does it cost? Moral values and price talk in a stratified consumer medical market
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May 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New paper out in Socio-Economic Review on how doctors and patients talk about the price of care in fertility medicine! I find that the way they talk about money is radically different depending on both the clinic's targeted clientele and organizational structure academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
Had a blast working on this paper with Christina Pao, @chrisajulian.bsky.social, @drcompton.bsky.social, and Lawrence Stacey, in which we combed through the HPS to identify demographic differences between groups based on gender identity question responses. sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
Demographic Differences in Responses to a Two-Step Gender Identity Measure
Article: Demographic Differences in Responses to a Two-Step Gender Identity Measure | Sociological Science | Posted May 6, 2025
sociologicalscience.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Had a blast working on this paper with Christina Pao, @chrisajulian.bsky.social, @drcompton.bsky.social, and Lawrence Stacey, in which we combed through the HPS to identify demographic differences between groups based on gender identity question responses. sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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NEW ARTICLE: Want to use LLMs to extract information at scale in sociology? @eollion.bsky.social @oms279.bsky.social and C. Ton have you covered. Read "From Codebooks to Promptbooks," now in Sociological Methods & Research
doi.org/10.1177/0049...
(Preprint @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/wjvfq_v1)
doi.org/10.1177/0049...
(Preprint @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/wjvfq_v1)
May 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
NEW ARTICLE: Want to use LLMs to extract information at scale in sociology? @eollion.bsky.social @oms279.bsky.social and C. Ton have you covered. Read "From Codebooks to Promptbooks," now in Sociological Methods & Research
doi.org/10.1177/0049...
(Preprint @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/wjvfq_v1)
doi.org/10.1177/0049...
(Preprint @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/wjvfq_v1)
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New study coming in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social. We asked Americans which topics from the GSS they spend time talking about. Generally, people say they talk about these issues "never" (~40%) or "once or twice in the past year." Religious topics much more common than most political, "social" issues.
a new article forthcoming in Sociological Science! we use an original survey of 2,117 Americans to examine how often people report discussing social and political issues tapped by 88 questions in the GSS. the preprint is up at SocArXiv: osf.io/vqp2g_v1
with @kkiley.bsky.social & @stephenvaisey.com:
with @kkiley.bsky.social & @stephenvaisey.com:
March 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New study coming in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social. We asked Americans which topics from the GSS they spend time talking about. Generally, people say they talk about these issues "never" (~40%) or "once or twice in the past year." Religious topics much more common than most political, "social" issues.
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"Officials from federal institutions have requested the withdrawal of articles supported by federal funds, citing concerns that they address politically sensitive topics such as transgender health."
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AJPH and the Threat of Political Interference in Scientific Publishing
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March 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Officials from federal institutions have requested the withdrawal of articles supported by federal funds, citing concerns that they address politically sensitive topics such as transgender health."
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
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“The Demography of Sweden’s Transgender Population”: @martinkolk.bsky.social @ylvamoberg.bsky.social et al study transitions over 1973-2020, “a period of...legal advances, ↑ social acceptance & more accommodating HC system.” @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sofi.su.se read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“The Demography of Sweden’s Transgender Population”: @martinkolk.bsky.social @ylvamoberg.bsky.social et al study transitions over 1973-2020, “a period of...legal advances, ↑ social acceptance & more accommodating HC system.” @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sofi.su.se read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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"Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are partnering to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation costs to another state because of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, policies, and climate in their current state of residence."
Keshet-HFLS “Move to Thrive” Interest-Free Loan Program - Keshet
Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are partnering to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation
www.keshetonline.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are partnering to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation costs to another state because of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, policies, and climate in their current state of residence."
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Out today in The Chronicle of Higher Education, my official coming-out as bereaved.
www.chronicle.com/article/canc...
www.chronicle.com/article/canc...
Advice | Cancer, Grief, and Academic Life
A new assistant professor shines a light on living and working amid personal loss.
www.chronicle.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Out today in The Chronicle of Higher Education, my official coming-out as bereaved.
www.chronicle.com/article/canc...
www.chronicle.com/article/canc...
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"Tax data opens new opportunities for studying partnership histories, income and family dynamics of people across gender and sexual minority status. Using Canadian tax data, we find that ... (1/2)
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
Demographic Research - Studying individuals in same-sex couples using longitudinal administrative data from Canadian tax records: Opportunities and challenges (Volume 52 - Article 2 | Pages 25–70)
Volume 52 - Article 2 | Pages 25–70
www.demographic-research.org
January 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
"Tax data opens new opportunities for studying partnership histories, income and family dynamics of people across gender and sexual minority status. Using Canadian tax data, we find that ... (1/2)
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
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I am happy to share that our #LGBTQ paper reviewing the socioeconomic and health impact of same-sex marriage legalization is now in print in JPAM! 🎉 @appam.bsky.social
Huge thanks to my amazing coauthors @lbadgett.bsky.social Kitt Carpenter Maxine Lee
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/pam....
Huge thanks to my amazing coauthors @lbadgett.bsky.social Kitt Carpenter Maxine Lee
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/pam....
A review of the effects of legal access to same‐sex marriage
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court extended nationwide legal access to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, following a series of court cases and legislative activities at the st...
doi.org
January 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I am happy to share that our #LGBTQ paper reviewing the socioeconomic and health impact of same-sex marriage legalization is now in print in JPAM! 🎉 @appam.bsky.social
Huge thanks to my amazing coauthors @lbadgett.bsky.social Kitt Carpenter Maxine Lee
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/pam....
Huge thanks to my amazing coauthors @lbadgett.bsky.social Kitt Carpenter Maxine Lee
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/pam....
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What defines the transgender population?
We recently had a paper come out in SSM in which we explore this in Danish population data. We find that certain groups of transgender individuals, but not all, are disadvantaged in education, labour market outcomes, and health. Keen to hear your thoughts!
We recently had a paper come out in SSM in which we explore this in Danish population data. We find that certain groups of transgender individuals, but not all, are disadvantaged in education, labour market outcomes, and health. Keen to hear your thoughts!
Transgender lives at the population level: Evidence from Danish administrative data
This paper provides the first rigorous account of the diverse characteristics of transgender individuals at the population level, using data from Dani…
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December 7, 2024 at 10:08 AM
What defines the transgender population?
We recently had a paper come out in SSM in which we explore this in Danish population data. We find that certain groups of transgender individuals, but not all, are disadvantaged in education, labour market outcomes, and health. Keen to hear your thoughts!
We recently had a paper come out in SSM in which we explore this in Danish population data. We find that certain groups of transgender individuals, but not all, are disadvantaged in education, labour market outcomes, and health. Keen to hear your thoughts!
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“Toward a New Approach to Creating Population-Representative Data for Demographic Research”: This web/mail data collection approach from @bradytwest.bsky.social et al. produces comparable estimates to the NSFG at less cost & in less time. Inst. for Social Research read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
December 4, 2024 at 5:34 PM
“Toward a New Approach to Creating Population-Representative Data for Demographic Research”: This web/mail data collection approach from @bradytwest.bsky.social et al. produces comparable estimates to the NSFG at less cost & in less time. Inst. for Social Research read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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"We provide evidence that the multiracial boom was largely a statistical illusion resulting from methodological changes that confounded ancestry with identity and mistakenly equated national origin with race."
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
NEW: Paul Starr, Christina Pao, "The Multiracial Complication: The 2020 Census and the Fictitious Multiracial Boom."
sociologicalscience.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:52 PM
"We provide evidence that the multiracial boom was largely a statistical illusion resulting from methodological changes that confounded ancestry with identity and mistakenly equated national origin with race."
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
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My new article with Caitlyn Collins and Shamus Khan on constructing cases, generating claims, and generalizing conceptually in qualitative research is out in the @AnnualReviews. A big thank you to the qualitative scholars who inspired and informed our work! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
“Which Cases Do I Need?” Constructing Cases and Observations in Qualitative Research | Annual Reviews
This methodological review starts one step before Small's classic account of how many cases a scholar needs. We ask, “Which cases do I need?” We argue that a core feature of most qualitative rese...
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May 10, 2024 at 5:38 PM
My new article with Caitlyn Collins and Shamus Khan on constructing cases, generating claims, and generalizing conceptually in qualitative research is out in the @AnnualReviews. A big thank you to the qualitative scholars who inspired and informed our work! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
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Which is to say, just a little soft power is enough to chill knowledge production.
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The Chilling Effect: How Do Researchers React to Controversy?
Drawing on interview and survey data, Joanna Kempner's study finds that political controversies shape what many scientists choose not to study.
journals.plos.org
November 21, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Which is to say, just a little soft power is enough to chill knowledge production.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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Research note posted: “New Evidence From Census 2020 on the Residential Segregation of Same-Sex Households.” Amy Spring & @aminghaziani.bsky.social present data suggesting that "trends toward segregation by sexual orientation are declining in consistent ways.” read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
July 24, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Research note posted: “New Evidence From Census 2020 on the Residential Segregation of Same-Sex Households.” Amy Spring & @aminghaziani.bsky.social present data suggesting that "trends toward segregation by sexual orientation are declining in consistent ways.” read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research
Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it
www.nber.org/system/files...
Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it
www.nber.org/system/files...
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research
Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it
www.nber.org/system/files...
Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it
www.nber.org/system/files...
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Interested in theory-driven topic modeling? Check out our paper on using seeded LDA to analyze how the framing of immigration has evolved over 75 years.
Want to avoid the tea leaves part when running topic models?
The semi-supervised seeded (or constrained) topic model allows infusion of sociological knowledge when discovering meaning structures. Topics then are readily interpretable.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The semi-supervised seeded (or constrained) topic model allows infusion of sociological knowledge when discovering meaning structures. Topics then are readily interpretable.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Seeded Topic Models in Digital Archives: Analyzing Interpretations of Immigration in Swedish Newspapers, 1945–2019 - Miriam Hurtado Bodell, Måns Magnusson, Marc Keuschnigg, 2024
Sociologists are discussing the need for more formal ways to extract meaning from digital text archives. We focus attention on the seeded topic model, a semi-su...
journals.sagepub.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Interested in theory-driven topic modeling? Check out our paper on using seeded LDA to analyze how the framing of immigration has evolved over 75 years.
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In case you are also teaching students who should have better statistical foundations - for 'knowing wtf I'm doing' rather than 'deriving my new estimator' purposes - but who realistically are not going to take a course in that, a reminder that @mattblackwell.bsky.social's online booklet is great.
A User’s Guide to Statistical Inference and Regression
mattblackwell.github.io
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 AM
In case you are also teaching students who should have better statistical foundations - for 'knowing wtf I'm doing' rather than 'deriving my new estimator' purposes - but who realistically are not going to take a course in that, a reminder that @mattblackwell.bsky.social's online booklet is great.
Pleased and grateful to have received two honorable mentions this year from the ASA section on the Sociology of Population and the ASA section on Race, Gender, Class, for my AJS paper on the Transgender Tipping Point!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Has There Been a Transgender Tipping Point? Gender Identification Differences in U.S. Cohorts Born between 1935 and 20011 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 128, No 1
Using a probability-based sample from 39 U.S. states from a general health survey, the author evaluates popular claims of a “transgender tipping point” by estimating probabilities of identifying as tr...
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June 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Pleased and grateful to have received two honorable mentions this year from the ASA section on the Sociology of Population and the ASA section on Race, Gender, Class, for my AJS paper on the Transgender Tipping Point!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...