Day 8: Brilliant experiments that explain voter bias against LGBT candidates, from @gabrielemagni.bsky.social & Andrew Reynolds www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

Voter Preferences and the Political Underrepresentation of Minority Groups: Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Candidates in Advanced Democracies | The Journal of Politics: Vol 83, No 4

Minority groups have long been underrepresented in politics. Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and the incidence of LGBT candidates have dramatically increased in recen...

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · last yr.

Day 7: Want to better understand the formation of the lesbian and gay voting bloc? @aproctor-ps.bsky.social explains it all www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/a...

Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85

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And (6) "How Crises Shape Circles of Solidarity: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy" by Jeremy Ferwerda, Gabriele Magni @gabrielemagni.bsky.social , Liesbet Hooghe @liesbethooghe.bsky.social , and Gary Marks journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Interesting data from Pew that pairs nicely with Nathan Chan’s and @gabrielemagni.bsky.social’s new article in BJPS:

John Gramlich@johngramlich.bsky.social · last yr.

LGBTQ Democrats are about twice as likely as LGBTQ Republicans to say that being LGBTQ is extremely or very important to who they are as a person. LGBTQ Republicans are about twice as likely as LGBTQ Democrats to say it's not too or not at all important. www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...

Choosing not to run for US Senate in Michigan in 2026 clears a path for Buttigieg for a potential 2028 presidential campaign instead www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Buttigieg gives the clearest sign yet about his next steps

The former Transportation secretary is eyeing something bigger than the Senate.

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Interesting new article by Friedman & Scotch in SSQ based on in-depth interviews with 21 candidates with physical disabilities "Stories From the Trenches: The Difference Disability Makes in the Campaign Experiences of Candidates With Disabilities" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Stories From the Trenches: The Difference Disability Makes in the Campaign Experiences of Candidates With Disabilities

Objective Persons with disabilities are a large and significant segment of the American public, yet Americans with disabilities are only beginning to be considered as political candidates or officeh...

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#OpenAccess - The Group-Basis of Political Behaviour among Minoritized Communities: The Case of LGBTQ+ Linked Fate and Sexual and Gender Minorities - cup.org/437Euk4 - Nathan K. Chan & @gabrielemagni.bsky.social #FirstView

Happy to see this article with Nathan Chan out in @bjpols.bsky.social We propose "LGBTQ+ linked fate" to explain the consistent political behavior of the LGBTQ+ community despite its internal diversity We use a sample of ∼2,000 LGBTQ+ Americans from CMPS 1/n www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

3 Convicted of Murder for Luring Men From Gay Bars to Their Deaths www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...

3 Convicted of Murder for Luring Men From Gay Bars to Their Deaths

Two men were fatally drugged as their bank accounts were being drained. The killers lurked outside Manhattan clubs near closing time.

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Apply to the APSA’s Kenneth Sherrill Prize • For grad students working on LGBTQ+ politics • Recognizes best dissertation proposal for empirical study of LGBTQ politics • $1,000 prize • Deadline: 12 Feb 2025 (named after Ken Sherrill, pioneering LGBTQ politics scholar) apsanet.org/programs/aps...

Interesting new article using data from Norwegian lottery winnings to challenge the causal relationship between affluence and turnout www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Is Pete Buttigieg (now a Michigan resident) going to run? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...

Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026

His decision makes the already tough Senate map for Democrats even tougher: They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024.

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Scott Bessent, a Wall Street veteran and campaign megadonor, was confirmed as Treasury secretary in a 68-29 vote He becomes the highest-ranking openly LGBTQ+ official in American history go.politicoemail.com?qs=b5c46439e...

Senate confirms Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary

Bessent, 62, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary and the first openly gay person to hold the position.

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Proud of this study that I conducted with the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. In this first-of-its-kind survey, more than 160 LGBTQ+ elected officials shared their experiences with mental health while serving in political office. 1/n victoryinstitute.org/resource/pri...

Pride and Pressure: Exploring Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Elected Officials

In this first-of-its-kind survey by LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and Loyola Marymount University’s LGBTQ+ Politics Research Initiative, more than 160 LGBTQ+ elected officials shared their experiences with...

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Harvey Milk was assassinated on this day 46 years ago On November 27, 1978, former Board of Supervisors member Dan White murdered Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco www.history.com/this-day-in-...

First out gay candidate Florin Buhuceanu runs for parliament in Romania www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/27/f...

First out gay candidate Florin Buhuceanu runs for parliament in Romania

The first out gay candidate Florin Buhuceanu is running for parliament in Romania, and hopes to be the first in parliament.

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Bessent is married to former New York City prosecutor John Freeman and has two children with his husband

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 2y ago

BREAKING Trump is preparing to announce that he has selected Scott Bessent, who runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, as the next US Treasury secretary. Bessent, who is openly gay, was a protege of George Soros and later went on to become the chief investment officer of Soros’ fund.

On the other site, Ritchie Torres is openly saying that Kathy Hochul is a very weak Democratic candidate for Governor in 2026 Is he planning to run for Governor? California already has an LGBTQ candidate for Governor in Toni Atkins. Will New York have one too?

Today it's Transgender Day of Remembrance At least 43 transgender and gender non-conforming individuals have died from violence in the last 12 months in the United States Of these, 28 were Black trans and GNC people #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance www.transremembrance.org/the-data?emc...

Happy to share the report “When We Run – The Motivations, Experiences, and Challenges of LGBTQ+ Candidates in the United States” In collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, we ran the largest survey of LGBTQ+ candidates ever realized victoryinstitute.org/resource/whe...

Very interesting interview with Adrian Ravarour In 1965, he started Vanguard, one of the first gay youth liberation groups in America Vanguard was also the catalyst behind the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco, three years before Stonewall www.lgbtqhp.org/post/adrian-...

ADRIAN RAVAROUR: Interview

ADRIAN RAVAROUR: Queer Liberation interview by THE LGBTQ HISTORY ()

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With Will Rollins conceding his race, there will be 13 out LGBTQ+ Congressmembers House 9 incumbents reelected: Takano, Garcia, Torres, Davids, Craig, Pappas, Balint, Pocan, Sorensen 3 new members: McBride, Johnson, Randall Senate 1 incumbent reelected: Baldwin

Gabriele Magni@gabrielemagni.bsky.social · 2y ago

The House will have at least 12 out LGBTQ+ members All incumbents have been reelected: Takano, Garcia, Torres, Davids, Craig, Pappas, Balint, Pocan, Sorensen Three new members are joining: McBride, Johnson, Randall We are still waiting on Rollins (CA-41). If he wins, there will be 13 1/3

The House will have at least 12 out LGBTQ+ members All incumbents have been reelected: Takano, Garcia, Torres, Davids, Craig, Pappas, Balint, Pocan, Sorensen Three new members are joining: McBride, Johnson, Randall We are still waiting on Rollins (CA-41). If he wins, there will be 13 1/3

Nominations are open for APSA’s Kenneth Sherrill Prize Ken was an LGBTQ trailblazer and a generous mentor who passed away last year The Prize recognizes the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of LGBTQ topics Deadline: 2/14 Apply: apsa.secure-platform.com/a/organizati...

Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is hiring a visiting assistant professor in American politics. Area of specialization is open. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Teaching load for VAPs is 3-3. Apply by March 1st lmu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...

Happy to see that my article on immigration and welfare attitudes finally has issue and page numbers in the AJPS! Boundaries of Solidarity: Immigrants, Economic Contributions, and Welfare Attitudes AJPS (January 2024), Volume 68, Issue 1, pages 72-92 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A beautiful and moving tribute to Ken Sherill Ken was such an accomplished, generous, and brave man with many passions and interests What a full life he lived "Ken Sherrill, gay trailblazer in politics and poli sci, dies at 81" gaycitynews.com/ken-sherrill...

Esteban Paulón, who is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and the former president of the Argentine Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People, was elected to Argentina’s Congress www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/23/p...

Happy to share the report “When We Run – The Motivations, Experiences, and Challenges of LGBTQ+ Candidates in the United States” In collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, we ran the largest survey of LGBTQ+ candidates ever realized victoryinstitute.org/resource/whe...