Newsletter Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Follow us for updates Fall 2025 INSIDE THE ISSUE Statement of Co-Chairs (from Kat Fuller & Hannah Regan) Statement from CoChairs Chair Introductions Upcoming books Publications Member News Call for Papers Job Market Candidates Call for Participants Welcome! Thank you for being a part of the Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities (GSBPC) division. By joining and reading this newsletter, you are already contributing to the division just by your interest alone. We want to remind everyone that our research, engagement, and learning are what make our community essential in resistance. As we kick off this newsletter, we want to share exciting events, opportunities, and congratulations with you all. Our goal is to recognize and learn from the important work being accomplished across the division, especially publications and conference presentations that may be of interest to others in their own research and teaching. We also spotlight opportunities that support both professional and personal development, including calls for papers, upcoming conferences, mentorship opportunities, and job postings. We encourage you to take advantage of the resources and opportunities available through SSSP. FALL 2025 We also encourage you to attend SSSP 2026 in New York City, New York if you are able. The theme of the SSSP 2026 is Resisting Colonization of Lifeworlds. We strongly encourage you to submit your abstracts, attend sessions, and participate in activities provided by the conference. Attending the conference offers valuable opportunities to build professional networks, exchange ideas, and engage with thought-provoking presentations that foster enriching discussion and collaboration. That said, given with recent events unfolding in the United States that made travel difficult or unsafe for many, it is understandable for members to forgo this conference for their personal safety and well-being, especially with the rapid changes in US policies that are negatively impacting transgender & nonbinary community and non-US citizens. We encourage members to take necessary precautions and carefully consider the risks associated with the current political climate we are in right now. These concerns are not limited to the US, but similar developments in other countries are negatively impacting marginalized communities as well, including the loss of academic freedom and the rise of nationalism. We hope the work shared by our division, including creative pieces made by fellow members, will spark hope and courage at a time that calls for resistance. We continue to work with SSSP on solutions that will allow for alternative modes of participation as we move forward. In this spirit, solidarity is what allows us to engage with our work meaningfully; through given opportunities, collective learning, and mutual care. As Angela Y. Davis reminds us that: “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society” (“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement” 2016). Thank you for reading this, and looking forward to working ahead and the future to strive for! FALL 2025 Introductions Co-Chair (2025-2027) Hannah Regan (she/her) is the Associate Director for Research and Evaluation in the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women and Adjunct Faculty in Sociology at Case Western Reserve University. Her research interests include romantic and sexual relationships, especially as they interact with media and technology. Her book, Dating Apps, Modern Romance, and Social Inequality is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Her next project is considering how young couples are handling the division of finances in their relationships. Her other work looks at gender in higher education, sexuality education, and the intersections of identity with mental health. Co-Chair (2025-2027) Kat Fuller (they/he) is a PhD student in sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. They are also the cofounder of the Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies (CIFRS). Fuller served as a co-guest editor for the recent special issue of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies (BATS) focused on transphobic online disinformation. Currently, he is the guest co-editor for an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Right-Wing Studies on technoauthoritarianism. Fuller's research interests include far-right radicalization, disinformation, and online spaces, especially in the context of anti-gender movement. Fuller is also co-editing a volume that critically examines how both alternative media (also known as alt-tech) and mainstream platforms are utilized by the far-right movement to spread disinformation and promote acceptance of fascism. FALL 2025 Upcoming Books Ritzer, George, Chris Rojek, and J. Michael Ryan (eds.). 2025. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd edition. London: Wiley. James M. Henslin. Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach. Pearson, 2025. Carpenter, J. M., & Mallick, R. J. (2025). “Is collective efficacy real? Government-sponsored empowerment' and the implications for health in poor urban neighborhoods.” In The Performative City: An Approach to the Study of Urban Policy. Long Grove, IL. Waveland Press. Mallick, Rafia. 2025. “Chapter 8: Where do we fit in the vegetable tray? Immigrants navigating through physical spaces in U.S. cities.” in The Performative City: An Approach to the Study of Urban Policy. Waveland Press, Inc. Cockerham, William, Stella Quah, Jonathan Gabe, and J. Michael Ryan (eds.). 2025. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society, 2nd edition. London: Wiley Mallick, Rafia. 2025. “Chapter 8: Who are South Asians, You Ask? Culture, Identity, and Diversity.” in Taking Root? Cosmopolitan Perspectives on Migration: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. FALL 2025 Kat Fuller and Quinnehtukqut McLamore. "Moral Panic, Transphobia, and Cultural Marxism" Conspiracy as Genre: Narrative, Power, and Circulation: Advances in Sociolinguistics Catherine Tebaldi Bloomsbury Academic - Bloomsbury. 2025. Tirth R. Bhatta, Nirmala Lekhak, Moushumi Roy, Kat Fuller. The Intersections of Gender and Caste | 11 | Cumulative Dis/Advantage in Population Aging in Societal Context. 2025. Quinnehtukqut McLamore and Kat Fuller. 2025 "Dynamics of Transphobic Content and Disinformation: Introduction to the Special Issue" Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies. 4 (1-3): 1-14. https://bulletin.appliedtransstudies.org/downloads/BATS_ 2025_2769-2124_v4_i1-3.pdf. Rondini, Ashley C. and David Cunningham. 2025. “tq+: Historical Memory, Structural Violence, and Transgender Erasure.” Contexts: Sociology for the Public 24 (2):59—61. https://doi.org/10.1177/15365042251351978. Public Profile Baboolal, A. A. (2025). Harassment & Violence Against Muslim Women: Twice Racialized Intersectional Victimization. Victims & Offenders, 20(5-6), 1123-1141. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2025.2502415 Baboolal, A. A. “The Joy of (Inter)Sex.” December 2025 online preprint. Feminist Theory. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/146470012513898 07 P U B L I C A T I O N S FALL 2025 Member News Cary Gabriel Costello was awarded Elena Dominquez Award. Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, November 2025. J. Michael Ryan presented “"Trans" "Politics" in the "Global South": Balancing precision and accuracy with conceptual clarity and communicability,” Session on “Trans People in Politics: Meaning, context and the future,” at the Transgender People in Politics in the Global South: Political participation, activism and leadership Conference on July 1st, 2025. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Aneesa A. Baboolal, PhD got promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor in Crime & Justice Studies as of September 1st, 2025 Public Profile Layers of Identity by Rafia Mallick FALL 2025 Call for Proposals Public Profile FALL 2025 Public Profile FALL 2025 Job Market Candidates Rafia Javaid Mallick is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at Georgia State University, graduating May 2026. With extensive research experience in urban studies, immigration, race, and inequality, she has contributed to multiple university and community-based projects, including work with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the City of Atlanta. Her scholarship includes peerreviewed publications, book chapters, and reports on topics ranging from policing alternatives to immigrant integration. She is skilled in qualitative, quantitative, and geospatial methods and has held leadership roles in professional organizations such as ASA and SSSP. Rafia is prepared for roles in academia, research, or policy analysis. Dissertation/project title: Tangled Threads of Belonging: Racial Discrimination and Segmented Assimilation among Asian Indian Immigrants in the United States Research specialization: Diasporic Belonging and Decolonization. Patriarchal Systems and Gender Violence. Urban Inequities and Performative Governance. Public Profile Website: https://www.rafiamallick.com/bio Email: rmallick1@gsu.edu FALL 2025 Call for Participants Greetings, We invite you to participate in a survey exploring the experiences researchers encounter while conducting qualitative research that may be awkward, uncomfortable, or even dangerous. We are particularly interested in understanding how these experiences are shaped by researchers' identities. Please note that the survey is designed for anyone who has conducted qualitative research, not only for those who identify as qualitative researchers. This study is part of a research project led by Dr. Rebecca Hanson (University of Florida) and Dr. Patricia Richards (University of Georgia). The project has been designated exempt by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at both universities. Your participation is completely anonymous, and you will not be asked to provide any identifying information. We have prepared two versions of the survey. One version is for people currently in academia or those who have retired from an academic position. You can access that survey here: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eh5RV8zjCELVHnw Another version of the survey is for people who work or worked outside of academia before retiring (this includes those who enrolled in but did not complete a graduate program). You can access that survey here: Public Profile https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54ry7M9T4jc3cLI The survey takes approximately 5 to 20 minutes to complete, depending on your experiences. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact Dr. Rebecca Hanson at r.hanson@ufl.edu. We would greatly appreciate your time and insight in helping us better understand the experiences that researchers navigate in the field. Thank you for considering participating in this research. Rebecca Hanson and Patricia Richards