The Love Wins Theory of Peace

Two countries with legal same-sex marriage have never gone to war. So?

Interview with Judith Stacey on the foundations of feminism in academia

I had the privilege of interviewing Judith Stacey for the Annex Sociology Podcast. Joseph Cohen asked me if I had any ideas for guest hosting the podcast, and this had been on my mind for a while -- the cohort of women who brought feminism into academia in the 1960s and 1970s. In the ongoing…

Wilcox plagiarism denial and ethics review

The only argument he makes is to underline the word "not." So do you trust him?

Notes for a review of “Cheap Sex,” by Mark Regnerus

What I would have said if I peer reviewed the book, knowing the notes were to become public.

On artificially intelligent gaydar

Quick notes on the study that tried to train computers to find the gay.

A party like it’s 2014 (marriage equality edition)

My question for Marco Rubio is, what are you going to do about this gay marriage you are still so against? In his closing statement at last night's debate, Marco Rubio said, Our culture's in trouble. Wrong is now considered right, and right is considered wrong. All the things that once held our families together are…

That time when your research is used to justify ripping a baby from the arms of its loving adoptive parents

Wilcox and Regnerus should be the first experts lining up defend the well-being of the child, and the civil rights of its parents. In fact, speaking up right now might actually do some good.

Marriage equality is official now that it’s in The Family textbook

Releasing an addendum to The Family now that the law is all different.

To tell the truth (right-wing front edition)

The mission of the Institute for Family Studies is "strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children, through research and public education." As of this morning, this includes not a single use of the words "gay," "lesbian," or "same-sex" anywhere on their website, according to Google. They routinely post links to articles…

Things are getting better/worse, and we’re not going to take it anymore

Movements use good news for legitimacy, and bad news for urgency.