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Max Morris, "Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era" (Routledge, 2025)

Max Morris's Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era (Routledge, 2025) brings together feminist theory, media studies, and queer research methodologies to offer new, compelling insight the relationshi... more

6 May 2026 • 52 min

William Stell, "Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Evangelicals claim that their opposition to homosexuality is an inherent feature of their faith, rooted in their unchanging beliefs about the Bible. Most scholars, journalists, and observers have accepted this account; in Born Again Queer: A History ... more

5 May 2026 • 47 min

Katie Batza, "AIDS in the Heartland: How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LGBTQ Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Katie Batza on their recently published book, AIDS in the Heartland: How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LGBTQ Politics. Published by the University of North Carolina Press, AIDS in the Heartl... more

2 May 2026 • 40 min

Laura Horak, "Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds" (U California Press, 2026)

Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. In Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds (University of California Press, 202... more

23 Apr 2026 • 36 min

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Max Morris

Author of Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era

Author, Book title discussed in episode

Episode: Max Morris, "Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era" (Routledge, 2025)

William Stell

Author of Born Again Queer; scholar of evangelicalism and sexuality

Princeton University Press (author)

Episode: William Stell, "Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Katie Batza

Health historian and author

University of Kansas

Episode: Katie Batza, "AIDS in the Heartland: How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LGBTQ Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)

Laura Horak

Author of Trans Cinema, Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University

Carleton University

Episode: Laura Horak, "Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds" (U California Press, 2026)

Abigail Ocobock

Author of Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships

University of Chicago, Sociology

Episode: Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Rebecca Buxton

Philosopher focusing on social and political rights of refugees

University of Bristol

Episode: Rebecca Buxton and Samuel Ritholtz, "The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge" (U California Press, 2026)

Samuel Ritholtz

Political scientist specializing in LGBT experiences of conflict and displacement

All Souls College, University of Oxford

Episode: Rebecca Buxton and Samuel Ritholtz, "The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge" (U California Press, 2026)

Samuel Huneke

Author of I Will Not Abandon You Queer Women in Nazi Germany

George Mason University; University of Toronto Press

Episode: Samuel Clowes Huneke, "I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany" (Aevo UTP, 2026)

Gabriel Estrada

Professor of Religious Studies, California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach

Episode: Gabriel S. Estrada, "Queer Indigenous Cinemas: Sovereign Genders from Seven Directions" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

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William Stell, "Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: Can you tell us what this book is and what the title is doing for you?

The book is a new history of evangelicalism and homosexuality in the United States, tracing shifts and tensions from the 1940s through the 1980s and highlighting a key network of four figures who drove evangelical gay activism, showing that anti-gay stances were not always dominant and often contested.

Katie Batza, "AIDS in the Heartland: How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LGBTQ Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)

Q: How does the Heartland imaginary influence the way we understand LGBTQ activism in the broader U.S.?

The guest argues that the Heartland imaginary has shaped both perception and policy by portraying a cis, heteronormative, white ideal, which historically marginalized other identities; revising this imaginary reveals the region's diverse contributions and challenges national narratives.

Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Q: What differences did you find between generations in terms of attitudes toward marriage and its legitimacy in LGBTQ+ relationships?

There's a clear generational split: younger individuals internalize marriage as a default pathway to family and parenthood, while older generations demonstrate more recognition of non-traditional forms of commitment; this shift aligns with the concept of homonormativity and changing social expectations.

Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Q: Can you tell us about the three archetypes you identify—marriage embracers, marriage rejecters, and marriage assumers—and what each group reveals about the institution?

Marriage embracers embraced all forms of marriage before legalization and later formalized their relationships; marriage rejecters often questioned marriage yet still married when rights became essential; marriage assumers grew up with legal marriage as a given and pursued it as a natural step, underscoring how access to law changes expectations and behaviors.

Abigail Ocobock, "Marriage Material: How an Enduring Institution Is Changing Same-Sex Relationships" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

Q: Could you start us off, please, by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book? What kinds of questions motivated you to pursue the project?

I'm an associate professor of sociology focusing on gender, sexualities, families, and institutions. I wanted to understand whether marriage is dying or changing and how same-sex marriage reshapes social power, rights, and intimate life, especially through an institutional lens.

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A scholarly interview series that centers LGBTQ+ studies, queer history, and LGBTQ+ literature through conversations with researchers, authors, and practitioners about their recent books and ideas. Episodes frequently explore representation, intersectionality, cultural memory, and activism, often tying academic analysis to broader social and political contexts. A standout feature is the breadth of disciplines represented—from queer theory and gender studies to music history and legal perspectives—delivering rigorous insight with accessible storytelling. This mix of archival insights, personal narrative, and historical context can be especially engaging for listeners who appreciate deep-dive scholarship presented in a thoughtful, conversatio... more

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