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There can't be a more important time to talk about trans histories and trans futures

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Lecturing today on the Constitution and Separation of Powers for my Watergate reacting-to-the-past game. I wish @johannneem.bsky.social's essay on the collapse of the constitutional order weren't so timely, but it is and you should all read it jneem.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

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So pretty in the wild. I recommend you pack a copy of Lustful Appetites with you to the poolside. Best way to start a conversation 😉

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So pretty in the wild. I recommend you pack a copy of Lustful Appetites with you to the poolside. Best way to start a conversation 😉

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Edmund White's sex memoir? Yes, please.

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Just wrapped up three amazing book talks at three wonderful west coast bookstores: @omnivorebooks.bsky.social in San Francisco, Broadway Books in Portland, and Book Larder in Seattle. Please reach out if you think a bookstore near you would like to hear me talk about the history of food and sex!

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Just wrapped up three amazing book talks at three wonderful west coast bookstores: @omnivorebooks.bsky.social in San Francisco, Broadway Books in Portland, and Book Larder in Seattle. Please reach out if you think a bookstore near you would like to hear me talk about the history of food and sex!

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Tonight! In Portland! 6pm at Broadway Books. I'll be in conversation with Anne Zimmerman, author of a biography of MFK Fisher. Come out and listen to us talk about the history of food and sex! www.broadwaybooks.net/event/2025-0...

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We had a great time talking about this incredible book! 💥 🙌

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Tonight! In Portland! 6pm at Broadway Books. I'll be in conversation with Anne Zimmerman, author of a biography of MFK Fisher. Come out and listen to us talk about the history of food and sex! www.broadwaybooks.net/event/2025-0...

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Scenes from a book talk with the fabulous @tablehopper.bsky.social at @omnivorebooks.bsky.social. I look like I'm receiving the heavenly light. A friend took about 50 photos. I had no idea I was quite that expressive or made quite that many hand gestures 😆 Amazing turnout last night. Thank you, SF!

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Lustful Appetites is now available on audible! The narrator, Eleanor Caudill, gives it just the right amount of sexy. Enjoy :) www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/lu...

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Today! 6:30 at Omnivore Books. Free to attend. omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/collections/...

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This is the best criticism of Baby Girl I’ve heard/read yet. It actually captures the nuance of the film (although I disagree on the ending) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/p...

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Yes! Looking forward to this! Capital “T” Tuesday evening, 6:30pm! omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/collections/...

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Tomorrow @tablehopper.bsky.social and I will be talking LOUDLY about trans history at my book launch at @omnivorebooks.bsky.social. In the midst of this digital book burning, I will do my small part by talking about trans history at every public opportunity I get. No LGB history without T & Q.

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From an article about the negative impact of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs on people's erotic lives. This quote gets at something I argue in the epilogue of Lustful Appetites: the more we discipline our bodies to be fit subjects for good sex the more fraught our relationship to sexual pleasure becomes.

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Packing my bags for San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Hoping to spark some joy in the darkness. I will be talking about trans history and queer history as well as the GL&B. Please share with friends who you think would enjoy.

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Packing my bags for San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Hoping to spark some joy in the darkness. I will be talking about trans history and queer history as well as the GL&B. Please share with friends who you think would enjoy.

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And #4 of 4 my Valentine's Day book promotions is an article I wrote for Time Magazine's "Made By History" column: time.com/7212890/food...

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Next up: an excerpt from my chapter "Gay Gourmets" at Eater Magazine www.eater.com/24365628/gay...

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Learn about AI's impacts in the history classroom in the latest post from the CHA's Teaching | Learning Blog, written by Prof. Mark Humphries. #cdnhist #AI cha-shc.ca/teachers-lea...

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For centuries, people thought that eating spicy and tasty foods stimulated lustful appetites. The solution? Eat a bland diet to stay sexually "pure." We're diving into the history of food and sex in today's show with author @rachelcleves.bsky.social. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

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Happy Valentine's Day! I have a flurry of podcasts and print media coming out today sharing my research from Lustful Appetites to celebrate the occasion. First up: this deeply personal conversation I had with Anita Rao of the @embodiedwunc.bsky.social

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The Advocate has an article titled "Gay Founding Fathers, Mothers, and their Straight Allies" that lists Charity and Sylvia, and for some reason uses an illustration of the Ladies of Llangllolen for them? Also includes the gem that a medium says Betsy Ross's spirit came out to her. 😬

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The Advocate has an article titled "Gay Founding Fathers, Mothers, and their Straight Allies" that lists Charity and Sylvia, and for some reason uses an illustration of the Ladies of Llangllolen for them? Also includes the gem that a medium says Betsy Ross's spirit came out to her. 😬

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If you want a break from reading depressing shit and would like something more appetizing to scroll over lunch, check out this interview about Lustful Appetites. Had fun with this one, as I almost always do when rattling on about food and sex.

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How is it even ethical for a scholar to apply for NEH funding under these censorship directives?

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Anyone ever gotten an email from or worked with "FuturumCareers"? What's the deal?

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Fielding my fourth or fifth email inquiry this year from a potential grad student who wants to flee the US because they're queer/trans/terrified of what's to come. Heart breaking.

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This is a really great, trans inclusive conference that has been in existence for almost 3 decades. I’ve participated in the 2017 and 2019 iterations in Brighton, UK. Some great keynote speakers and presentations by outstanding scholars

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hot CFP www.sinisterwisdom.org/lesbianlives...

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The University of Victoria is officially on Bluesky! What better way to kick things off than with George, our widely adored (though unofficial) mascot.

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Scene from my Friday night book launch, photo by my grad student Emilia Koehn. New author pic!

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Scene from my Friday night book launch, photo by my grad student Emilia Koehn. New author pic!

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Here’s your chance to get A Second Chance for Yesterday for .99! (I’m the R in RA Sinn) geni.us/Solarissale

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