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Public essays on gay bars
To learn more about my research project Who Needs Gay Bars?, I’ve written the following pieces of public scholarship which are available at the links below: 2018. with Tory Sparks OC’17. “‘We Have a Gay Bar Here.’ You Don’t Need a Coast to be Cosmopolitan,” in Red State Blues: Stories from Midwestern Life on the…
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The poignant queer art of gentrification
The piece I wrote for Belt Magazine about the loss of my favorite gay bar has now been used by two artists to explore gentrification in Cleveland’s Hingetown neighborhood. Danny Volk interviewed me for his piece called Cruising, which used smartphones’ geolocating technology to sonically take listeners back to earlier versions of the neighborhood. It’s…
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Gay bar book interviews 2018
(updated July 30th) This summer, my research assistant Jack Spector Bishop and I are completing the interviews for my book on gay bars. I just completed a road trip through New England, bringing my total to 106 interviewees in 33 states. If you or someone you love owns or manages a gay bar in WA,…
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Reviews of my book
American Journal of Sociology: “well-researched and compelling,” “Mattson’s use of key informant interviews provides a specific and substantial contribution to our understanding of how social problems are articulated ‘in the trenches’ by activists and bureaucrats.” European Union Studies Association Review: “intriguing,” “striking insights,” “an absorbing and welcome contribution to prostitution policy analysis,” “truly innovative in…
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Tracking Wang and Kosinski’s AI Gayface Controversy
(Posted Sept. 13, updated Sept 16). This post tracked early responses to to Wang and Kosinski’s preprint paper that claimed their deep neural network’s ability to identify gay faces was evidence of the prenatal hormone theory of homosexuality, and exposed heretofore unknown threats to LGBTQ people in authoritarian regimes. My Sept. 9 blog post critiquing…
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Interview: Study That Claimed AI Could Determine a Person’s Sexuality Is Under Ethical Review
Interview with Louise Matsakis of Vice Motherboard
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ILiADs 2016
Attending ILiADs this week to work on http://onprostitution.oberlincollegelibrary.org with my Oberlin College colleagues Libby Murphy and Meghan Mitchell.
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Open letter to Elyria Police Chief Duane Whitely
Dear Chief Whitely, What measures has the Elyria police department taken to address racial bias in policing? I avoid the city since I was involved in two unprovoked police stops. My boyfriend was pulled over outside Olive Garden where we shared a Valentine’s Day meal. The officer accused him of dealing drugs to me. I…
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