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Yourqueerprof

@drcompton.bsky.social

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Sociology Prof (social psyc, methodology, and some demography!). Usually thinking about food, sexualities, masculinities, and sneakers. 🏳️‍⚧️ He/they/them/him NOLA

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · Jan 9

RT this so I can pin it!

Letta Page @lettapage.bsky.social · Jan 9

I really hope you start a class with "But back to the lecture at hand, perfection is perfected so I'mma let 'em understand...". Just once?

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 3m

Feels luxurious today. #latteup

Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 6m

Lately, autocorrect has been so not on the mark...I need to sending so quick.

Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 1h

That’s sunny Sunday morning feeling after a great game night

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 6h

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]

phys.org/news/2025-10...

A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history

New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.

phys.org

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 2d

At this point self care and joy are becoming daily political acts.

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 2d

At this point self care and joy are my political acts.

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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 2d

Free screening of Framing Agnes in London next week with Morgan Page👇

Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 4d

London: Come listen to me prattle on about trans history (and watch Framing Agnes!) at this free event at Birkbeck next week! www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 3d

In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social

You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide

Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health

www.powerofusnewsletter.com

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 3d

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 3d

Not "a little."
Not "sometimes."
Not "occasionally."
Not even "when mandated."

50% NEVER read.

Which means the 50% that does is also probably an extremely small amount

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 3d

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 3d

#NashvilleParthenon

Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 3d

Nashville Parthenon by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone on Apple Music

Song · 2006 · Duration 2:55

music.apple.com

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The Sociological Quarterly @socquarterly.bsky.social · 10d

The latest issue of TSQ is now live! Check out this very special issue on queer nightlife, edited by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social), at www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...

Amin Ghaziani @aminghaziani.bsky.social · 10d

My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology

The Sociological Quarterly

Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly

www.tandfonline.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 4d

My keyboard smells great. Who knew...

Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 4d

Marriage may not be for the children anymore.

Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 4d

#MorningReads
Over half of U.S. adults (55%) support both divorce & forgoing marriage, even w/ children involved. These views are more common among women, LGBTQ+ people, and those cohabiting or divorced, & less common among older, religious, and conservative adults. w/ @gaylekaufman.bsky.social