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.
Council Member
I have been elected to serve a 3-year term on the Council of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association.
New York Times
My research on urban gay districts received extensive coverage in the New York Times.
Click here to read the feature story: “There Goes the Gayborhood”
Sex Cultures
I am delighted to announce the release of Sex Cultures, published by Polity Press. This is my fourth and most recently published book. In the project, I provide a unique cultural perspective on the study of sexuality. Unlike sex, which is a biological expression, the word sexuality highlights how the materiality of the body acquires cultural meaning as it encounters other bodies, institutions, regulations, symbols, societal norms, values, and worldviews. Think of it this way: sex + culture = sexuality.