This project is a historical and theoretical exploration of the global phenomenon of underground dance music culture known as the rave. In particular, the project asks what is the history, technologies, and practices that lead to historical examples of rave culture and contemporary rave practices. The rise of fascism and neofascism in Western democracies in…
This is a paper I wrote but, never got to submit to the Sociology book Award for my local college
Repudiations of trans-exclusionary radical feminism often take the form of a call to strip from TERFs the name feminist. TERFism, it is often argued, is not “real feminism,” and in this same vein it is sometimes argued that lesbian exponents of transmisogyny are not a “real” part of queer history. Asa Seresin and Sophie Lewis—both…
In recent years, “white feminism” and girlboss feminism have taken a justified beating. We know that leaning in won’t make our jobs any more tolerable and that white women have proven to be, at best, unreliable allies. But in a time of rising fascism, ceaseless attacks on reproductive justice, and violent transphobia, we need to…
Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual identities in Japan. These essays trace the evolution of queer voices…
A study of the work and career of psychoanalyst and researcher Robert J Stoller, an early and brilliant observer of the dynamics of gender identity (a term he invented) and sexual dynamics and perversion.
Research article from Journal of Pediatrics (August 2022) Concerns about early childhood social transitions among transgender youth include that these youth may later change their gender identification (ie, retransition), a process that could be distressing. The current study aimed to provide the first estimate of retransitioning and to report the current gender identities of youth…
Immediately after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, as the escalation grew into a war, then the war into a genocide, Israel and its Zionist allies invoked queer Palestinians to vindicate the genocide in Gaza using a largescale pinkwashing campaign. Being an Israeli colonial practice that queer Palestinians have constantly reframed in…
The purpose of this thesis was to find out if the health needs of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) patient’s play a role in the curriculum of nursing education, if personal influence affects the professional attitude when caring for these patients, and if and what kind of resources are available to further educate oneself for…
A master’s thesis in the field of social work about minority stress in the context of Finnish trans health care, using publicly available social media posts as research data. The thesis is written in Finnish with no English summary. Tutkin kokemuksia sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoista sosiaalisen median kertomuksissa vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä. Sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoiden toimintaan liittyvää tutkimusta vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä…