Author Archives: teymeadow

About teymeadow

since 1976

Weigh in on the ASA’s new Gender Categories

Posted on August 22, 2013 by teymeadow

Guest post by Tina Fetner; cross-posted from Scatterplot. What should the asa’s gender categories be? The ASA is trying to respond to a request from its members to expand the options for gender on its membership form. Right now, the choices are female, male, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 23 Comments

Queer Numbers: Social Science as Cultural Heterosexism

Posted on August 14, 2013 by teymeadow

This is the text of a talk presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, on a panel entitled “When the Professional Becomes Political: Responding to the New Family Structures Survey,” on August 12, 2013. It was offered … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Gay is Great (Not Just Tolerable)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by teymeadow

How many more LGBTQ youth have to commit suicide before we realize that our collective response to this epidemic issue is an utter failure? I am sick to death of hearing graphic details of the deaths of LGBTQ teenagers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments