The Sociological Quarterly
@socquarterly.bsky.social
The Sociological Quarterly is the official journal of the Midwest Sociological Society. Editor: Jonathan S. Coley. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
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Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
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Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
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Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
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In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
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"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
September 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
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In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
August 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
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In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
August 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
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Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
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"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
August 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
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In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
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"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
June 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
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In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
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Drawing on ethnographic data from Buenos Aires and Dubai, Ryan Centner examines how gay expatriates engage in "everynight politics" in the places where they settle.
Read more at bit.ly/3SXhBtw
Drawing on ethnographic data from Buenos Aires and Dubai, Ryan Centner examines how gay expatriates engage in "everynight politics" in the places where they settle.
Read more at bit.ly/3SXhBtw
June 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Drawing on ethnographic data from Buenos Aires and Dubai, Ryan Centner examines how gay expatriates engage in "everynight politics" in the places where they settle.
Read more at bit.ly/3SXhBtw
Drawing on ethnographic data from Buenos Aires and Dubai, Ryan Centner examines how gay expatriates engage in "everynight politics" in the places where they settle.
Read more at bit.ly/3SXhBtw
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"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
June 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
REMINDER
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto, Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto, Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
May 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
REMINDER
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto, Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto, Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
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In this new TSQ article, Blaine Smith draws on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and archival press reports to show how drag has scaled from a pathologized subculture to one of the most popular strategies for sustaining queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/4jGqIud
In this new TSQ article, Blaine Smith draws on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and archival press reports to show how drag has scaled from a pathologized subculture to one of the most popular strategies for sustaining queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/4jGqIud
May 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Blaine Smith draws on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and archival press reports to show how drag has scaled from a pathologized subculture to one of the most popular strategies for sustaining queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/4jGqIud
In this new TSQ article, Blaine Smith draws on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and archival press reports to show how drag has scaled from a pathologized subculture to one of the most popular strategies for sustaining queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/4jGqIud
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In this new TSQ article, Tyler Baldor examines how some queer nightlife spaces straighten in clientele while retaining their queer reputations.
Read more at bit.ly/4iLxWvO
In this new TSQ article, Tyler Baldor examines how some queer nightlife spaces straighten in clientele while retaining their queer reputations.
Read more at bit.ly/4iLxWvO
May 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Tyler Baldor examines how some queer nightlife spaces straighten in clientele while retaining their queer reputations.
Read more at bit.ly/4iLxWvO
In this new TSQ article, Tyler Baldor examines how some queer nightlife spaces straighten in clientele while retaining their queer reputations.
Read more at bit.ly/4iLxWvO
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"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social), Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry (@profsamperry.bsky.social) is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social), Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry (@profsamperry.bsky.social) is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
May 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social), Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry (@profsamperry.bsky.social) is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
"Colorblind Cops in Christian America: Christian Nationalism, Race, Politics, and Beliefs About Racist Policing" by Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social), Darci Schmidgall, and Samuel Perry (@profsamperry.bsky.social) is free to read through May 31!
Read it at bit.ly/3ZyPu6A
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In this new TSQ article, Robert Kunovich shows that liberals and conservatives working in science-related fields are even less similar in their perspectives on science and religion than those not working in science-related fields.
Read more: bit.ly/44AdTwI
In this new TSQ article, Robert Kunovich shows that liberals and conservatives working in science-related fields are even less similar in their perspectives on science and religion than those not working in science-related fields.
Read more: bit.ly/44AdTwI
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Robert Kunovich shows that liberals and conservatives working in science-related fields are even less similar in their perspectives on science and religion than those not working in science-related fields.
Read more: bit.ly/44AdTwI
In this new TSQ article, Robert Kunovich shows that liberals and conservatives working in science-related fields are even less similar in their perspectives on science and religion than those not working in science-related fields.
Read more: bit.ly/44AdTwI
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In this new TSQ article, Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) and Jian Su clarify the relationship between religious ecology and crime.
Read more at bit.ly/3EnW21w
In this new TSQ article, Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) and Jian Su clarify the relationship between religious ecology and crime.
Read more at bit.ly/3EnW21w
April 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) and Jian Su clarify the relationship between religious ecology and crime.
Read more at bit.ly/3EnW21w
In this new TSQ article, Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) and Jian Su clarify the relationship between religious ecology and crime.
Read more at bit.ly/3EnW21w
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In this TSQ article, Jorge Ochoa (@jorge-ochoa.bsky.social) argues that Chicago kinksters harnessed the creative, retentive, and historically layered—or, in a word, palimpsestic—features of their scene to respond to the unsettled times of COVID-19 and mpox.
Read more at bit.ly/4j9LGkP
In this TSQ article, Jorge Ochoa (@jorge-ochoa.bsky.social) argues that Chicago kinksters harnessed the creative, retentive, and historically layered—or, in a word, palimpsestic—features of their scene to respond to the unsettled times of COVID-19 and mpox.
Read more at bit.ly/4j9LGkP
April 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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In this TSQ article, Jorge Ochoa (@jorge-ochoa.bsky.social) argues that Chicago kinksters harnessed the creative, retentive, and historically layered—or, in a word, palimpsestic—features of their scene to respond to the unsettled times of COVID-19 and mpox.
Read more at bit.ly/4j9LGkP
In this TSQ article, Jorge Ochoa (@jorge-ochoa.bsky.social) argues that Chicago kinksters harnessed the creative, retentive, and historically layered—or, in a word, palimpsestic—features of their scene to respond to the unsettled times of COVID-19 and mpox.
Read more at bit.ly/4j9LGkP
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In this new TSQ article, Ashley Green draws on in-depth interviews to explore LGBTQ+ women's experiences within gay bars.
Read more at bit.ly/4lyxWlo
In this new TSQ article, Ashley Green draws on in-depth interviews to explore LGBTQ+ women's experiences within gay bars.
Read more at bit.ly/4lyxWlo
April 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Ashley Green draws on in-depth interviews to explore LGBTQ+ women's experiences within gay bars.
Read more at bit.ly/4lyxWlo
In this new TSQ article, Ashley Green draws on in-depth interviews to explore LGBTQ+ women's experiences within gay bars.
Read more at bit.ly/4lyxWlo
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In this new TSQ article, Watufani M. Poe argues that Black queer-focused parties are more than simply social spaces; they are attempts at creating alternative worlds where Black queer people can experiment with different forms of being.
Read more at bit.ly/3RdVnlZ
In this new TSQ article, Watufani M. Poe argues that Black queer-focused parties are more than simply social spaces; they are attempts at creating alternative worlds where Black queer people can experiment with different forms of being.
Read more at bit.ly/3RdVnlZ
April 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Watufani M. Poe argues that Black queer-focused parties are more than simply social spaces; they are attempts at creating alternative worlds where Black queer people can experiment with different forms of being.
Read more at bit.ly/3RdVnlZ
In this new TSQ article, Watufani M. Poe argues that Black queer-focused parties are more than simply social spaces; they are attempts at creating alternative worlds where Black queer people can experiment with different forms of being.
Read more at bit.ly/3RdVnlZ
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In this new TSQ article, Mark McCormack and Fiona Measham examine the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/3XPbUkd
In this new TSQ article, Mark McCormack and Fiona Measham examine the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/3XPbUkd
April 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Mark McCormack and Fiona Measham examine the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/3XPbUkd
In this new TSQ article, Mark McCormack and Fiona Measham examine the immediate and longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on queer nightlife.
Read more at bit.ly/3XPbUkd